When Money Was In Fashion: Henry Goldman, Goldman Sachs, and the Founding of Wall Street
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (743 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0230617506 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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She was born in New York City in 1927, graduated from the Brearley School and attended Bryn Mawr College. She lives in Santa Barbara, CA.. June Breton Fisher is Henry Goldman's granddaughter
“When Money was in Fashion provides a much needed and fascinating look into the life of one of Wall Street's original elder statesmen. Written by Goldman's granddaughter, June Fisher, it combines a rare inside family portrait of America's most powerful banking dynasty with an unusual degree of elegance, irony and restraint. Fisher's story is both revealing and personal and provides behind-the-scenes insight into the formative period of Wall Street's growth.” Charles Geisst, Author of The Last Partnerships and Wall Street: A History“Most Americans know more more about string theory than they do about high finance -- and even less about the character, family background and inner life of Wall Street's principle protagonists. This beautifully written and quietly revealing biography provides a timely, fascinating and discretely unflinching account of the life of Henry Goldman --
A large serving of Goldman Family history with a small slice of Wall Street History June Breton Fisher writes an interesting albeit uneven history of her grandfather Henry Goldman and the investment bank that his father Marcus Goldman and Joseph Sachs started. Later Henry and his friend Philip Lehman would create a twenty year partnership that moved both firms to become full-fledged investment banks. Fisher expands on much of Henry's love for his German heritage and his position on WWI with the pressures that moved Germany to war. Interesting history is retold on the problems that arose from the Treaty of Versailles and Henry's desire to avoid the problems of trying to. A. Martin said Henry Goldman when money was in fashion. I truly enjoyed this book, as did a friend who borrowed it. Not only gave insight into the beginnings of Goldman Sachs, their ideals and investment goals,but an account of the interaction and problems between the Goldmans and the Sachs. It provides peak at the lives of the very wealthy families during this time period. All were hard-working, devoted to their work, but knew how to enjoy the fruits of their labor, Names of the people involved are recognized by all of us---Rockefeller, Menuhen, Einstein, and more. Fascinating to see the many sides of Henry Goldman; banker, family man,a per. Insider's Biography of one of the Founders of Goldman Sachs James R. Holland "Money is always in Fashion" was one of Henry Goldman's favorite sayings. This book is written by his granddaughter June Breton Fisher and because of that family connection, it probably includes lots of insider information that hasn't yet been published. Henry Goldman was the son of poor German immigrants. "The family name had not always been Goldman." In 1811 the Bavarian authorities changed the law outlawing Jews from having family names and required them to henceforth assume family names. Henry's ancestors chose the name "Goldmann" hoping that it would prove lucky for the family. Mar
The tensions between the Goldman and Sachs families extended outside of the boardroom and into the larger world as the United States went to war. But his involvement with finance would continue throughout his life, as would close friendships with luminaries like Albert Einstein, whom he would later join in outspoken denunciation of Hitler's atrocities against European Jews. the first publicly owned retail operation in the world, helped convince Woodrow Wilson to pass the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, and became a power player in the world of Wall Street finance at a time when Jews were considered outsiders. At its heart is the story of Henry Goldman, a man who spoke out passio