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2008 Financial Crisis – Causes and historical context

Tom Spencer

Many an economics and finance course later, I see that the layers of complexities to the 2008 financial crisis are innumerable. MBS were being used as collateral for interbank trading, thus essentially underpinning the entirety of the financial system in the US. We were shocked, how could no one have seen the collapse coming?

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Less Marketing, More Consulting — How To Win Projects Within Your Network with Stuart Friedman: Podcast #19

Consulting Success

The greatest marketing tool you have is your network — here’s how to make it work for you. This Silicon Valley-based previous electrical engineer with a passion for theater studied at Carnegie Mellon, then started his career in product marketing and sales before becoming a VP General Manager. Never neglect your network!

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A New Quest for Consultancy: Transitioning from Just-in-Time Logistics

Tom Spencer

Since the philosophies, frameworks, and insights developed by top firms contribute to the business practices which play a role in making the economic system unsustainable, a crisis signals the need for reflection. This system drastically reduces the need for inventory, which boosts production efficiency in two major ways.

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Absurd Statement of the Week "The System Worked"

MishTalk

When you hear "2008 financial crisis," is your first thought "proof that the global economy works"? Mine neither, but in his new book, provocatively titled The System Worked , Dan Drezner makes a strong case that it should be. To say the system worked is like saying the Vietnam War worked. Let''s take a look. Worked for whom?

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Former Bundesbank Vice-President Recommends Gold, Says Current Economic System is "Pure Fiction"

MishTalk

Anyone who is thinking clearly knows the economic system fostered by central banks is totally and completely out of control. Repetitive rounds of QE, competitive currency debasement, interest rates at zero, and sponsorship of the internet bubble followed by the housing bubble, followed by the current stock market bubble is proof enough.

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Consultant Ninja: Why the US Housing Market is still royally screwed.

Consultant Ninja

Why the US Housing Market is still royally screwed. As a potential homeowner, Ive been trying to assess which way the housing market is going. Ive seen in my local market "falling prices" "bidding wars", and "all cash buyers." Am I going to miss out on the next bull market? Monday, May 16, 2011. What does it mean?

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A Fuller Picture of Special Services: A Critique of the Big Four

Tom Spencer

Despite this rosy picture, it is apparent that the opulence and prestige of this distinguished group of firms derives both from their overly privileged market position and conflicts of interest embedded deep within the industry. PwC held the No. Today, the Big Four exemplify oligopoly. Conflicts of interest.