Description
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.
About the Author
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.
Book Information
ISBN 9780470561775
Author Rob Quail
Format Hardback
Page Count 704
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 1311g
Dimensions(mm) 259mm * 185mm * 34mm