The taming of the finance bro

The taming of the finance bro

In The Money Culture, a 1991 collection of magazine articles about finance, Michael Lewis shares a jewel-like anecdote. In the summer of 1984, two American investment bankers are interviewing a potential hire from Cambridge University. They ask him why an Englishman would want to work for an American investment bank. He praises its “commitment to excellence”, and the “exceptional” abilities of its employees. Then they ask if there are any other r