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A longtime advocate of proper financial education, I have called repeatedly for incorporating economics and financial literacy in school programs. There are a number of reasons why this is important. First, children are exposed to many more consumer choices than previous generations. Second, financial products and services are increasingly targeting the younger people and are therefore more appealing and user-friendly. …

As the 1% reap 93 percent of the income gains from the recovery, we’re rapidly returning to pre-New Deal levels of inequality. March 11, 2012 "New Deal 2.0" — There was a brief debate focused on the following question: would the gains of the economy continue to accrue to the top 1% once the recovery started, or would they have a weak …

 Narrated by Matt Damon, Inside Job is the first film to expose the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians and journalists, Inside Job traces the rise of …

Muath Mubarak is a Director of Studies and Corporate Strategy for First Global Knowledge Centre (FGKC), a Sri Lanka-based conglomerate of companies involved in the Islamic finance industry. Previously he was working for Barwa Bank, a newest fully fledged Islamic Bank in Qatar. He is an Associate member of Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments (CISI) – UK and an …

Ben Dyson explains how banks make 92% of their investments in non-productive businesses, like speculative property bubbles, which has led to the massive unemployment that we see and repetitive boom and bust cycles.  === Uploaded by PositiveMoneyUK  January 10, 2012 Ben Dyson gives clear answers to 3 Key Questions:  1) Who creates money?  2) How much money do they create?  …