PositiveBooklistA fast-paced and engaging true-crime story ... The story’s appeal stretches from readers who enjoy celebrity gossip and reality TV to businesspeople with ties to the financial industry.
Robin Wigglesworth
PositiveBooklistWigglesworth invokes each contributor’s humanity as well as their genius. The tangled pathway leading to the establishment of the index fund tracks nuances and power plays that are most fully understood by industry insiders. In Trillions, the complexities are laid bare in comprehensible language with insight into the long-game contributions of so many individuals, whose parts comes to fruition only decades after the initial ideas are generated, shared, and continue their evolution. With the feel of a thriller, Trillions illuminates the index fund and its place in the world of financial investment. A natural selection for business school collections; public libraries can expect demand both from patrons within the finance industry and those seeking to better understand how that world works.