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Review title: Technically average with some industry color
Product review: From the vantage point of an experienced financial risk management professional, I found this treatise on CDOs and other structured financial products a technically average effort. I do believe that Tavakoli's book would be useful to those looking for an introduction to such financial instruments and those seeking some industry color; she does provide real life examples to help the book along. As correctly noted in a previous review, the author seems more cautionary or paranoid of the use of these types of financial instruments. Obviously a case can be made that intentionally misused or ignorantly applied, these financial instruments can be lethal. Although an unlikely possibility, this type of book should be read by any director of a public company that uses these instruments. If on the other hand you are seeking a solid technical resource, my opinion would be to look elsewhere.
