Jim Grant Interview on World King News

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Apr 17, 2011
Jim Grant gave two great interviews yesterday, one was already posted here from Consuelo Mack Wealth Track. The second interview was with World King News. The interview is close to 22 minutes, and touches on a variety of topics in finance.


Here is a brief bio, for anyone unfamiliar with Grant:


James Grant originated the "Current Yield" column in Barron's before founding Grant's Interest Rate Observer in 1983.


He is the author of five books on finance and financial history: Bernard M. Baruch: The Adventures of a Wall Street Legend ir?t=valueinves08c-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0471170755&camp=217145&creative=399349 (Simon & Schuster, 1983), Money of the Mindir?t=valueinves08c-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0374524017&camp=217145&creative=399349 (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1992), Minding Mister Marketir?t=valueinves08c-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0812924843&camp=217145&creative=399349 (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1993), The Trouble With Prosperityir?t=valueinves08c-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0812924398&camp=217145&creative=399349 (Times Books, 1996) and Mr. Market Miscalculates: The Bubble Years and Beyondir?t=valueinves08c-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1604190086&camp=217145&creative=399349(Axios Press, 2008). A sixth book John Adams: Party of Oneir?t=valueinves08c-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001714ZF2&camp=217145&creative=399349, a biography of the second president of the United States-was published in March 2005 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. All his books have been recommended by Seth Klarman (Seth Klarman Recommended Reading)


Mr. Grant's television appearances include "60 Minutes", "The News Hour with Jim Lehrer", "CBS Evening News", and a 10-year stint on Wall Street Week. His journalism has appeared in a variety of periodicals, including the Finanicial Times, The Wall Street Journal and Foreign Affairs, and he contributed an essay to the Sixth Edition of Grahm and Dodd's Security Analysis (McGraw-Hill, 2009).


There is no embed code, but the link to the article can be found here- _http://www.kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/Broadcast/Entries/2011/4/16_James_Grant_files/Jim%20Grant%204%3A16%3A2011.mp3