Roger Lowenstein
Roger Lowenstein is an American financial journalist and author who writes on investing, Wall Street, and economic history. A former Wall Street Journal reporter, he is best known for Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist and When Genius Failed, books that broadened public understanding of finance and market crises.
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"Roger Lowenstein is one of the country’s best-known financial writers"
— Levy Economics Institute
"In Ways and Means, Roger Lowenstein gives a gripping account of Lincoln’s financial war against the South"
— Liaquat Ahamed
"In the flood of new books about the financial crisis, Roger Lowenstein’s is a standout"
— Barron's
"In the hands of a master storyteller like Roger Lowenstein, it is also a page-turner"
— Alan S. Blinder
"Roger Lowenstein tells, vividly and compellingly, the remarkable tale behind the Federal Reserve Act"
— Robert Rubin
"Roger Lowenstein, a former Wall Street Journal reporter, has no ax to grind, and his history of the Fed’s origins makes for a riveting read"
— George Selgin
"In this riveting narrative, Roger Lowenstein has delivered an outstanding contribution to the rich literature on the Civil War"
— Ron Chernow
"Think of Roger Lowenstein’s The End of Wall Street as a tuition-free class in 21st-century U.S. macroeconomics"
— USA Today
"The latest, and perhaps the most accessible and even-handed, is Roger Lowenstein’s The End of Wall Street"
— Washington Post
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"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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