Our Lives in Their Portfolios
Why Asset Managers Own the World

I learned so much reading this book. It really unlocked a lot of the reasoning behind why so many things seem to not work in the US anymore.......more

A critical look at the aspects of asset manager society that we must all suffer under due to the further consolidation of wealth into the hands of a few individuals. Stacked with numbers and a deep understanding of the subject material it provides a clear cartography of how the rich continue to get......more

Number-heavy but well done thesis. My assumption was that "asset managers" was going to refer to the Big Three of State Street, BlackRock and Vanguard and the rise of the index fund, but Christophers has something else in mind entirely: a combination of private equity, real estate development, and s......more

I really enjoyed this balanced look at asset manager society. It explained alot of the basics about asset management and how a profit is made and the way in which asset managers have come to own more and more infrastructure and real estate since the 2000s. • asset manager capitalism vs asset manager......more

This is a long and detailed read but an important one that raises the alarm about the increasing asset manager ownership of housing and other public infrastructure in advanced economies. The so-called Macquarie Infrastructure modelled by the Australian-born investment bank and financial services pow......more