"Trillions" by Robin Wigglesworth

A book about index funds? Passive investing? Snooze time, right? Not with Robin Wigglesworth, the man with the "Harry Potteresque" last name.As the global financial correspondent for the Financial Times, Wigglesworth covers financial history with a reporter's skill  and the flair of a good storyteller. His cast of  characters are individuals who came up with financial wisdom that's changed all our lives.Of course, there's Warren Buffett, the oracle of Omaha, but you also have Nate Most, the former submariner was instrumental in the invention of the ETF (exchange-traded funds); Eugene Fama, the University of Chicago economist (still teaching in his 80s) who helped inspire passive investing; Jack Bogle who founded Vanguard; Larry Fink who built BlackRock into the world's biggest investment empire; and many more.In this interview with Steve Tarter, Wigglesworth helps the common man understand some of the mysteries of Wall Street by making a subject easier to understand and entertaining as well.