Goodbye Gordon Gekko: How to Find Your Fortune Without Losing Your Soul

By Anthony Scaramucci

How to live a more productive life by putting a profitable lifestyle ahead of profits

With his standout Wall Street line “Greed is good,” Gordon Gekko became pop culture icon for unrestrained greed. But, while greed might be great for one person–especially when that person is fictional–it’s not so great for good people living in the real world. In Goodbye Gordon Gekko: How to Find Your Fortune and Not Lose Your Soul, Anthony Scaramucci describes how a better understanding of people, capital, and culture can be used to enrich one’s life, financially as well as spiritually. With smart and engaging prose, the book:
•    Discusses how the best manifestations of ambition, entrepreneurship and mentoring can lead to a life that not only fulfills financial obligations, but also leaves a lasting legacy
•    Describes ways in which Americans and American companies can act to avoid the kind of crisis that crippled the country’s economy
•    Details how to build a core set of values to discover wealth on one’s own terms
Given the turmoil in financial markets over the past few years, many people are reevaluating what it means to be “rich.” Goodbye Gordon Gekko shows how it’s possible to be well-off without all the trappings of wealth.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wiley
• Release date: Apr 30, 2010
• ISBN: 9780470767078

Anthony Scaramucci

Anthony Scaramucci is the founder and managing partner of SkyBridge, a global alternative investment firm, and founder and chairman of SALT, a global thought leadership forum and venture studio. He is the host of the podcast Open Book with Anthony Scaramucci. A graduate of Tufts University and Harvard Law School, he lives in Manhasset, Long Island.

Reviews for Goodbye Gordon Gekko

[buchowl · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I don't know quite what to make of this book. I was expecting something about a re-make of morals on Wall Street. but that isn't exactly what I got. The author worked for Goldman Sachs at one time and this book struck me as a very long apology for all the misdeeds that have caused the current financial crisis. He also seemed to be trying to dispel the notion that all bankers are issued horns and pitchforks their first day on the job. Honestly, I'm not that convinced. What this book did extremely well was lay bare the corporate culture of Goldman - just as I suspected, they follow a very military boot camp type model and people who make it through are Goldman people for life (in the vein of once a Marine always a Marine). This explains a great deal of why and how Goldman was treated during the banking crisis. The inside peek was enlightening and I have to admit, the author, Scaramucci, was one of the most likable authors I've ever read. Still, it will take more than a little philanthropy to white wash the Gordon Gekkos of the corporate world - the true goodbye will be a long time in coming. Recommended for anyone who wants a more lighthearted read about the current business environment.