Devil Take the Hindmost

by Edward Chancellor · 1999

Edward Chancellor's history of financial speculation, bubbles, and recurring investor behavior across market cycles.

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Edward Chancellor · Financial historian

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Author of Devil Take the Hindmost and The Price of Time, both discussed by Howard Marks in Oaktree memos.

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by Edward Chancellor · 1999

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I read Edward Chancellor’s excellent book Devil Take the Hindmost.

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Oaktree Capital · 2023-07-10 · accessed 2026-06-22

The Oaktree memo page calls Devil Take the Hindmost excellent and says its historical bubble account informed Marks's thinking.

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