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House of Fidelity : the rise of the Johnson dynasty and the company that changed American investing / Justin Baer.
Lippincott Library HG4530 .B34 2026
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baer, Justin, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mutual funds--United States.
- Mutual funds.
- Small business investment companies.
- Businesspeople--United States--Biography.
- Businesspeople.
- Investment companies--United States--History.
- Investment companies.
- Johnson family.
- Fidelity Investments (Firm).
- United States.
- Genre:
- Informational works.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 361 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Rise of the Johnson dynasty and the company that changed American investing
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group, 2026.
- Language Note:
- Text in English.
- Summary:
- This book examines the history of Fidelity Investments and the Johnson family, tracing the development of the firm from its founding in 1946 to its role as a major institution in the investment industry. The work explores the company's influence on mutual funds, retirement investing, and individual participation in financial markets, while also examining family leadership, succession, corporate culture, and business strategy. Through a narrative account of the company and its founders, the book provides a history of a significant financial organization and its impact on American investing.
- Contents:
- Cast of characters
- Author's note
- Prologue
- Mister Johnson
- Number two
- Ned Johnson
- The go-go years
- Fidelity, thy name if Ned
- One up, and one down, on Wall Street
- Big money
- Abigail Johnson
- Retirement
- Inheritance
- Next gen
- The bubble bursts
- Reign of terror
- Succession
- Crisis management
- Passive interest
- Abdication
- Zeroes, one, and trillions
- A twenty-year plan.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-347) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781538766958
- 1538766957
- OCLC:
- 1535238960
- Publisher Number:
- 90104657511
- CIPO000360701
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