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'''Fred Schwed, Jr.''' was an [[American People|American]] [[stock broker]] turned [[author]], better known for his book on [[Wall street]] "Where are the customer's yachts?".<ref>{{cite web|title=Where are the Customers' Yachts? The Bull Edition by Fred Schwed, Jr.|url=http://www.goantiques.com/where-are-the-1330636|website=http://www.goantiques.com|publisher=Go Antiques|accessdate=18 December 2017}}</ref>
'''Fred Schwed, Jr.''' was an [[American People|American]] [[stock broker]] turned [[author]], better known for his book on [[Wall street]] "Where are the customer's yachts?".<ref>{{cite web|title=Where are the Customers' Yachts? The Bull Edition by Fred Schwed, Jr.|url=http://www.goantiques.com/where-are-the-1330636|website=http://www.goantiques.com|publisher=Go Antiques|accessdate=18 December 2017}}</ref>


Fred Schwed was born in New York. Schwed's father Frederick Schwed was a member of the [[New York Curb Exchange]](renamed in 1955 to NYSE).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1966/05/11/82434319.html?pageNumber=47|title=FRED SCHWED JR., WRITER OF HUMOR; Author of Popular Books and Articles, 64, Dies|website=timesmachine.nytimes.com|access-date=2016-05-21}}</ref> He was a professional trader at Wall street, but lost much of his wealth in the stockmarket crash of 1929. He subsequently published a children's book "Wacky, the small boy" and later, ''Where are the customer's yachts?''. First published in 1936, the latter is often cited by personalities including [[Warren Buffett]], [[Jack Bogle]] and [[Michael Lewis]] as one of the most authentic, timeless, hilarious yet true descriptions of the culture of wall street and investment firms.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Schwed, Jr.|first1=Fred|title=Where Are the Customers' Yachts?: or A Good Hard Look at Wall Street|date=1 January 2006|publisher=Wiley|location=New york|isbn=0471770892|accessdate=18 December 2017}}</ref>
Fred Schwed was born in New York. Schwed's father Frederick Schwed was a member of the [[New York Curb Exchange]](renamed in 1955 to NYSE).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1966/05/11/82434319.html?pageNumber=47|title=FRED SCHWED JR., WRITER OF HUMOR; Author of Popular Books and Articles, 64, Dies|website=timesmachine.nytimes.com|access-date=2016-05-21}}</ref> He was a professional trader at Wall street, but lost much of his wealth in the stockmarket crash of 1929. He subsequently published a children's book "Wacky, the small boy" and later, ''Where are the customer's yachts?''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Books on wall street (A website in Chinese)|url=https://wallstreetcn.com/articles/227899|website=https://wallstreetcn.com|accessdate=18 December 2017}}</ref> First published in 1940, the latter is often cited by personalities including [[Warren Buffett]], [[Jack Bogle]] and [[Michael Lewis]] as one of the most authentic, timeless, hilarious yet true descriptions of the culture of wall street and investment firms.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Schwed, Jr.|first1=Fred|title=Where Are the Customers' Yachts?: or A Good Hard Look at Wall Street|date=1 January 2006|publisher=Wiley|location=New york|isbn=0471770892|accessdate=18 December 2017}}</ref>


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Revision as of 08:01, 18 December 2017

Fred Schwed, Jr. was an American stock broker turned author, better known for his book on Wall street "Where are the customer's yachts?".[1]

Fred Schwed was born in New York. Schwed's father Frederick Schwed was a member of the New York Curb Exchange(renamed in 1955 to NYSE).[2] He was a professional trader at Wall street, but lost much of his wealth in the stockmarket crash of 1929. He subsequently published a children's book "Wacky, the small boy" and later, Where are the customer's yachts?.[3] First published in 1940, the latter is often cited by personalities including Warren Buffett, Jack Bogle and Michael Lewis as one of the most authentic, timeless, hilarious yet true descriptions of the culture of wall street and investment firms.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Where are the Customers' Yachts? The Bull Edition by Fred Schwed, Jr". http://www.goantiques.com. Go Antiques. Retrieved 18 December 2017. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  2. ^ "FRED SCHWED JR., WRITER OF HUMOR; Author of Popular Books and Articles, 64, Dies". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  3. ^ "Books on wall street (A website in Chinese)". https://wallstreetcn.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  4. ^ Schwed, Jr., Fred (1 January 2006). Where Are the Customers' Yachts?: or A Good Hard Look at Wall Street. New york: Wiley. ISBN 0471770892. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)