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10 Sunday Reads

The Big Picture

That’s been estimated as high as $50 billion a year by the Economic Policy Institute, which extrapolated from a 2008 survey of low-wage front-line workers in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. ( Giving him whatever he wants.

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Ratan Tata Story: Biggest Achievements & Journey!

Trade Brains

He has been quoted multiple times stating how his grandmother helped him develop a strong set of values and ethics system which have guided him ever since he was a boy. He was able to turn the company around, but the company eventually collapsed during an economic slowdown. This gave him an alternative instead of fighting back.

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Elevating The "G" In ESG

Brown Advisory

Corporate governance has tended to evolve in waves in recent history, with each wave a response to major disruptions in market or economic conditions. The 2008-09 credit crisis showed that further governance reform was needed in the U.S. We are currently in the midst of another of these waves.

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41 Top Influencers for Financial Advisors in 2023

Indigo Marketing Agency

He also runs a successful blog, The Reformed Broker , where he uses facts, statistics, satire, and pop culture to discuss markets, finance, and economics. As a CFP® professional and CFP® Board Ambassador, Marguerita also helps educate the public, policymakers, and media about the benefits of competent, ethical financial planning.

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Transcript: Eric Balchunas

The Big Picture

And in order to graduate from Cook you had to have at least a minor that was related, and I thought — I took an econ class and I kind of liked it, so I minored in environmental economics. I — because obviously, I’m like journalism, economics, I’m in Rutgers. BALCHUNAS: 2008 was the year that made Vanguard and ETFs.

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Transcript: Kathleen McCarthy

The Big Picture

MCCARTHY: I’d back up actually a little bit further in thinking about how did I get there, because I don’t think it was very obvious actually that I would come out of Yale with an ethics, politics and economics degree — RITHOLTZ: Perfect really, right? And it’s like, you know, that this technology came out in 2008.

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Should the CFP Board police financial advisor “bad apples”? The debate continues! (Part Two)

Sara Grillo

Wright: Yes, So yes, is the quick answer, the more convoluted answer would be that we should control internally… We’re a fraternity of ethics and competency testing that should be different from the SEC. Salaske: Right, now.

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