The world’s best financial minds help us understand today’s
financial crisis
With so much information saturating the market for the everyday
investor, trying to understand why the economic crisis happened and
what needs to be done to fix it can be daunting. There is a real
need, and demand, from both investors and the financial community
to obtain answers as to what really happened and why.
Lessons from the Financial Crisis brings together the
leading minds in the worlds of finance and academia to dissect the
crisis. Divided into three comprehensive sections-The Subprime
Crisis; The Global Financial Crisis; and Law, Regulation, the
Financial Crisis, and The Future-this book puts the events that
have transpired in perspective, and offers valuable insights into
what we must do to avoid future missteps.
* Each section is comprised of chapters written by experienced
contributors, each with his or her own point of view, research, and
conclusions
* Examines the market collapse in detail and explores safeguards
to stop future crises
* Encompasses the most up-to-date analysis from today’s leading
financial minds
We currently face a serious economic crisis, but in
understanding it, we can overcome the challenges it presents. This
well-rounded resource offers the best chance to get through the
current situation and learn from our mistakes.
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ROBERT W. KOLB is the Frank W. Considine Chair of Applied Ethics and Professor of Finance at Loyola University, Chicago. Before this, he was the assistant dean, Business and Society, and director, Center for Business and Society, at the University of Colorado at Boulder and department chairman at the University of Miami. Kolb has authored over twenty books on finance, derivatives, and futures, as well as numerous articles in leading finance journals.