Quotes by Alex Berenson

About Alex Berenson:

Alex Berenson is a former reporter for The New York Times and the author of several thriller novels and a book on corporate financial filings.
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The most distinguishing element of my novels is that I try as hard as I can - within the context of a popular commercial thriller - to make them feel authentic. Drawing on real locations and real events is part of that authenticity.

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The American pledge not to negotiate with terrorists has been honored more in the breach than the observance from the moment President Ronald Reagan made it.

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Studies show that Avastin can prolong the lives of patients with late-stage breast and lung cancer by several months when the drug is combined with existing therapies.

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Traditionally, companies have made major announcements before or after the close of trading so that all interested investors and analysts are apprised of the news before trading resumes in their stocks.

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The thing to do with mutual funds is to buy a couple of decent ones, set up an investment plan and then never, ever think about them again, except maybe once a quarter or so when you take a peek at your statements to make sure that you have not accid...

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Trust-me companies are companies whose financial results gallop ahead of their businesses, companies with seemingly perfect control over their quarterly sales and profits. Companies whose financial statements are loaded with footnotes: companies that...

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The details of the personal expenses that executives put on the company tab often are not known because loopholes in federal disclosure rules let publicly traded companies generally avoid disclosing the perks they give executives along with pay and s...

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Don't expect Barton Biggs to be offering his market insights on 'Bloomberg News' anytime soon. His plumber, maybe.

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As they grow, companies saturate their markets, become more complex and difficult to manage, and face larger and more entrenched competitors.

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Electronic communications networks match trades between investors directly, without using a market maker or specialist as an intermediary.

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As the Nasdaq soared in 1999 and early 2000, demand for many offerings far exceeded the supply of shares available at the initial offering price.

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As a public servant, William H. Webster has an impeccable resume.

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An attack on the scale of Sept. 11 would rock the markets and the economy.

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At the end of 2000, most investors were optimistic that a return to quick gains could not be far off.

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Even so, sometimes I wish I did have a little bit more flair in my language.

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Evidence of defendants' lavish lifestyles is often used to provide a motive for fraud. Jurors sometimes wonder why an executive making tens of millions of dollars would cheat to make even more. Evidence of habitual gluttony helps provide the answer.

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In market valuation, Yahoo is worth about as much Walt Disney and the News Corporation combined.

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For years, critics of Fannie Mae have warned that it does not give them enough information to judge its risks.

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For decades, Wall Street has charged companies a standard fee of 7 percent to sell their shares to the public.

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Investors have been too willing to buy stocks with strong reported earnings, even if they do not understand how the earnings are produced.

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For a developing country, average long-run growth of 5 percent a year per capita is excellent, and 7 percent is stellar.

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Author Bio

  • NameAlex Berenson
  • DescriptionAmerican writer
  • BornJanuary 6, 1973
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionAuthor; Novelist