The Beautiful Machine

Washington Post by Robert O'Harrow Jr., Brady Dennis | Dec. 29, 2008 (Special Report)

Greed on Wall Street and blindness in Washington certainly helped cause the financial system's crash. But a deeper explanation begins 20 years ago with a bold experiment to master the variable that has defeated so many visionaries: Risk. Full Story »

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Dale Penn
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 by Dale Penn - Jan. 5, 2009

I'm eager to read the remaining three parts of this series. Very well written, this piece provides a superficial yet understandable introduction to derivatives and structured financial instruments.

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