{"product_id":"9780470503409","title":"More Mortgage Meltdown 6 Ways to Profit in These Bad Times","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMore Mortgage Meltdown\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003e6 Ways to Profit in These Bad Times\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhitney Tilson | Glenn Tongue\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Finance \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA clear look at how to capture investment profits during difficult financial times\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe U.S. economy has become crippled by the credit and real estate catastrophe. Even though we've all been affected by the calamity and have heard no shortage of news about it, it still seems unfathomable and utterly incomprehensible to most people that the actions of certain mortgage brokers, bankers, ratings agencies, and investment banks could break the economic engine of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow, for the first time, and in terms everyone can grasp, noted analysts and value investing experts Whitney Tilson and Glenn Tongue explain not only how it happened, but shows that the tsunami of credit problems isn't over. The second wave has yet to come. But if you know catastrophe is looming, you can sidestep the train wreck-and even profit. You just need to understand how bad times present opportunity and where to look. \u003ci\u003eMore Mortgage Meltdown\u003c\/i\u003e can help you achieve this goal. The book\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBreaks down the complex mortgage products and rocket-science securities Wall Street created\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses how to find investment opportunities within the rubble and position your portfolio to take advantage of the crisis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains exactly how the combination of aggressive lending, government missteps, and Wall Street trading practices created the perfect economic storm\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows you why the crisis is not yet over and what we can expect going forward\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMore Mortgage Meltdown\u003c\/i\u003e can help you understand the events that have unfolded, and put you in a better position to profit from the opportunities that arise during these tough financial times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eWhitney Tilson and Glenn Tongue\u003c\/b\u003e are the Managing Partners of T2 Partners LLC and the Tilson Mutual Funds. The former firm manages three value-oriented hedge funds, while the latter is comprised of two mutual funds, Tilson Focus Fund and Tilson Dividend Fund.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMr. Tilson\u003c\/b\u003e is the cofounder and Chairman of the Value Investing Congress, a biannual investment conference in New York City and Los Angeles, as well as the investment newsletters \u003ci\u003eValue Investor Insight\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSuperInvestor Insight\u003c\/i\u003e. He writes a regular column on value investing for \u003ci\u003eKiplinger's Personal Finance\u003c\/i\u003e, has written for the Financial Times and TheStreet.com, and was one of the authors of \u003ci\u003ePoor Charlie's Almanack\u003c\/i\u003e, the definitive book on Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger. He was featured on \u003ci\u003e60 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e in December 2008, was one of five investors included in \u003ci\u003eSmartMoney's\u003c\/i\u003e 2006 Power 30, was named by \u003ci\u003eInstitutional Investor\u003c\/i\u003e in 2007 as one of twenty Rising Stars, and appears regularly on CNBC and Bloomberg TV. He received an MBA with high distinction from the Harvard Business School, where he was elected a Baker Scholar, and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with a bachelor's degree in government.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMr. Tongue\u003c\/b\u003e spent seventeen years on Wall Street prior to joining T2 Partners, most recently as an investment banker at UBS, where he was a managing director specializing in acquisitions and leveraged finance. Before UBS, Mr. Tongue was at Donaldson, Lufkin \u0026amp; Jenrette for thirteen years, the last three of which he served as the president of NYSE-listed DLJdirect, the consistently top-rated online brokerage firm. Prior to DLJdirect, Mr. Tongue was a managing director in the investment bank at DLJ, where he worked on over 100 transactions, aggregating more than $40 billion. He received an MBA with distinction from the Wharton School of Business and received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering and computer science from Princeton University.\u003cbr\u003e Visit www.moremortgagemeltdown.com to ask Whitney and Glenn questions, read their latest thoughts on the companies they analyze in the book, see updated color versions of the book's charts, and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 May 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470503409\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.08\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315135115404,"sku":"9780470503409","price":25.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470503409_074cde06-7573-4849-ba06-de39ed3d467c.jpg?v=1780160009","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470503409","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}