A history of major financial crises--and how taxpayers have been left with the bill. In the 1930s, battered and humbled by the Great Depression, the U.S. financial sector struck a grand bargain with the federal government. Bankers gained a safety net in exchange for certain curbs on their freedom: transparency rules, record-keeping and antifraud measures, and fiduciary responsibilities. Despite subsequent periodic changes in these regulations, the...

You may have already read some books on personal finance. This book is different! It can help you understand and utilize investment strategies using the simplicity of fairy tales and fables to convey complex financial instruction. Even a novice investor will understand these correlations. Actionable Ideas at the end of each chapter will enable you to take control and make positive financial changes. Save like an ant, or be left out in the cold like...

"The idea of world leaders gathering in the midst of economic crisis has become all too familiar. But the meeting at Bretton Woods in 1944 was different. It was the only time countries from around the world have agreed to overhaul the structure of the international monetary system. Against all odds, they were successful. The system they set up presided over the longest, strongest and most stable period of growth the world economy has ever seen. Its...