Category: Financial Policy Council
Why Financial Education?
It is a sad fact today that most people starting with students are financially illiterate. Here are some sobering facts:...
- March 9, 2015
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Ziad K. Abdelnour
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...
- February 5, 2015
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Ziad K. Abdelnour
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...
- February 2, 2015
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Ziad K. Abdelnour
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...
- January 3, 2015
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Ziad K. Abdelnour
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...
- November 23, 2014
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Ziad K. Abdelnour
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...
- September 29, 2014
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Ziad K. Abdelnour
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...
- September 8, 2014
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Ziad K. Abdelnour
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...
- May 5, 2014
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Ziad K. Abdelnour
Whatever happened to Integrity
With a world going haywire and people from all walks of life losing “integrity”, have you ever asked yourself why...
- January 13, 2014
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Ziad K. Abdelnour
Building a Crisis Resilient Financial System
I consider the Financial crisis of 2007–2008 to be an inevitable consequence of “Moral Hazard” in the finance industry. Banks...
- December 16, 2013
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Ziad K. Abdelnour
