Archive for the 'Finance' Category

Feel My Pain: The Federal Taxpayers’ Subsidy of Bill Clinton

Edward A. Zelinsky looks at the Clinton’s tax returns.

The Swipe-Happy Road to Debt

Stuart Vyse warns us about the dangers of buying on credit.

Medvedev’s Election Victory

Goldman reflects on Medvedev’s recent victory in the Russian elections and on what it means for Russia.

Freakonomics a Response

Richard L. Revesz responds to an article in the N.Y. Times Magazine.

How The G8 Got It Wrong: Or Why Aid Isn’t The Answer

Collier, a Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for the Study of African Economies at Oxford University, argues that the G8 did not go far enough in its efforts to assist Africa.

This Day in History: The New York Stock Exchange is Formed.

On this day in history the NYSE was formed, we take a closer look.

Black History Month
Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company

A look at the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company.

Excerpt from The Accidental Investment Banker

Below is an excerpt from the preface of The Accidental Investment Banker.

A Conversation with Jonathan Knee: Author of The Accidental Investment Banker

OUP Staff:
How did you come to write this book?
Jonathan Knee:
Over the years as an investment banker and a business school teacher, two related phenomena have always struck me. First, how little the general public understands what investment bankers actually do. Even other professionals and clients who deal with investment bankers often find the bankers’ role […]

Turning Patients into Consumers:
The Trickle-Up Economics of HSAs

by Jill Quadagno
Last year 46 million Americans were uninsured and health care costs continued their inexorable upward climb. These two problems, rising costs and increasing numbers of uninsured people, have bedeviled every president since Nixon, each of whom has sought solutions by regulating health care providers and insurance companies. In his State of […]

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