In the last few decades, Americans have become accustomed to the boom-and-bust cycle created by speculative investment and lenient lending practices. Typically, these areas of inflated investing are referred to as bubbles, which inevitably pop. We are still enduring the ramifications of the latest b...

When Obama was running for the presidency he campaigned on several issues, none of which are more imperative to the long-term prosperity of the American people than comprehensive financial reform. Yesterday, after months of rancorous debate, lobbying from the banking system and backroom deal making,...

It’s taken over a year and a half, but Congress has finally come together and created a far-reaching piece of financial reform legislation. The ambitious bill looks to refine practices across all facets of the financial industry—from how debit card penalties to how financial derivatives are tra...