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Investing in a Post-Enron World

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Writing a book about a hot topic like the Enron saga, that will please both a scholar and the man in the street is a gamble.
Jorion is technical yet fully understandable by anyone, his prose is that of a storyteller yet he is precise and factual. This balance between popularization and specialization is rare.
And on top of that, the idea to insert his own reactions and personal comments to the chain of events makes the story lively, when the reader tends to have a fictive dialogue with Jorion when he agrees or disagrees with him.
And the practical "lessons for the investor" are worth reading...and keeping in mind for the future...
A success !

Investing in a Post-Enron World is a truly unique book that gives you a contemporaneous insight into stock valuation. The author presents off balance sheet financing, dividend pay-out policies, 401K pension plan administration, executive compensation, and much more in a comprehensive analysis that forms a solid basis for stock valuation. I think this book should be a required reading for anyone with a profound interest in finance.

This is a great book. It is not a blow-by-blow book about what happened at Enron. He uses good examples to make some excellent points. I've read dozens of investing and stock market books and this is clearly one of the best ones. It is especially good for the individual investor that works at a corporation that has good benefits including 401k, ESOP, etc. Give it a read.

I heartily recommend this book to anyone seeking a well-informed opinion on investing in today's markets.

Mr. Jorion is unquestionably a great storyteller. Yet, he also brings a wealth of knowledge to the table. The author clearly understands the implications of the Enron debacle for our capital markets. Fortunately for us, Mr. Jorion also shares his seasoned understanding of how to invest intelligently in these uncertain times.