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Author: Ziad K. Abdelnour

Entrepreneurship: The Way To the Future?

A decade ago, nearly all of the smartest business school graduates flocked to Wall Street traditional corporate jobs in finance...

Financial Policy Best Practice Framework

On March 18th 2014 the US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen stated the need for “reasonable confidence” in order to...

Why Financial Education?

It is a sad fact today that most people starting with students are financially illiterate. Here are some sobering facts:...

Central Banks: A Question of Governance

Fiscal year 2015 is upon us, and is fast becoming the year of historic monetary policy changes in light of...

My Personal Reflections on Davos 2015

In just a matter of years, we’ve seen the digital revolution transform business, politics, media and society right across the...

Salvaging the US shale boom

Many oil analysts have attributed the recent increase in global oil supply to increased production from US shale producers, which...

What Would Our Founding Fathers Think if They were Alive Today?

I believe the Founding Fathers would surely be proud of the vastness and strength of the United States, but they...

Is Greed Good for the Goal of Improving Society?

Remember the infamous quote of villain financier Gordon Gekko in the movie Wall Street…back in 1987? “I am not a...

Monetizing your Knowledge – Convert Knowledge into Money

It is amazing the number of people  I meet on a daily basis who have all kinds of knowledge stored...

Making the Capital Markets Smarter Some Food for Thought

I have finally come to the realization; after 30 years on Wall Street and Silicon Valley, that our capital markets...