"In every sector of American society, civility has declined—from vicious political rhetoric to attacks in the blogosphere and lack of personal decency. In 2011, The Dilenschneider Group, a strategic communications firm, sponsored a series of lectures on civility in conjunction with the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Collected in this volume are the thoughts of some of the nation’s most insightful minds as they ..."
"Our financial crisis: what happened, how we got here, and what needs to be done Henry Kaufman-an esteemed economist and statesman-is one of the most preeminent financial figures of the day, with a history of success from the 1980s, when his firm, Salomon Brothers, ruled the bond markets. In The Road to Financial Reformation, Dr. Kaufman, who has spent a lifetime entrenched in the world of finance, provides an insightful account of the h ..."
"A giant among pundits, Henry Kaufman is the Wall Street legend who founded the science of Federal Reserve watching, now a popular spectator sport. In a career that spans the last 50 years, his views and forecasts have grown increasingly influential and his pronouncements often move markets, earning him the sobriquet "Dr. Doom" because of his oft-expressed concern about financial excesses and the failure of regulators to take steps to pr ..."
On Money and Markets(1st Edition) A Wall Street Memoir by HenryKaufman, Paul A. Volcker Hardcover, 388 Pages, Published 2000 by Mcgraw-Hill Companies ISBN-13: 978-0-07-136049-4, ISBN: 0-07-136049-2
"A giant among pundits, Henry Kaufman is the Wall Street legend who founded the science of Federal Reserve watching, now a popular spectator sport. In a career that spans the last 50 years, his views and forecasts have grown increasingly influential, and his pronouncements often move markets, earning him the sobriquet "Dr. Doom" because of his oft-expressed concern about financial excesses and the failure of regulators to take step ..."
"At the outset of his second term, President Bush's proposal to partially privatize Social Security has touched off a debate of enormous proportion. Disentangling the rhetoric and hyperbole from fact is essential for anyone trying to evaluate the potential merits or pitfalls of the plan. Leonard and Mark Santow―a father-and-son team who integrate two different political viewpoints (fiscally conservative and socially liberal, respectively ..."
"At the outset of his second term, President Bush's proposal to partially privatize Social Security has touched off a debate of enormous proportion. Disentangling the rhetoric and hyperbole from fact is essential for anyone trying to evaluate the potential merits or pitfalls of the plan. Leonard and Mark Santow--a father-and-son team who integrate two different political viewpoints (fiscally conservative and socially liberal, respectivel ..."
"This exclusive anthology, Bold Thinking on Investment Management, provides the collective wisdom of the most penetrating minds in the investment industry. Nobel Laureates Harry M. Markowitz and Clive W.J. Granger, and towering figures in finance such as John C. Bogle, Dean LeBaron, Martin L. Leibowitz, and Peter L. Bernstein use their decades of successful market experience to identify turning points in the industry's past, present, ..."
"In 1987, Dr. Kaufman was awarded the first George S. Eccles Prize for excellence
in economic writing from the Columbia Business School for his book Interest
Rates, the Markets, and the New Financial World (Crown, 1986). He is the
recipient of numerous other awards and honors, including the Adam Smith Award
(of the National Association for Business Economics) in 2001. A frequent
commentator for major news outlets around the world, H ..."
On Money and Markets A Wall Street Memoir: A Wall Street Memoir by HenryKaufman 388 Pages, Published 2000 by Mcgraw Hill Professional ISBN-13: 978-0-07-137662-4, ISBN: 0-07-137662-3
"I took along a draft of Henry Kaufman's memoir. It kept me not only awake but
fascinated. I cannot claim scholarly detachment and lack of bias. I have counted
Henry as a close friend and trusted professional colleague for forty years. We are
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Vertrauensmann(1st Edition) Man of Confidence : The Story of an American Ex-Prisoner of World War II by HenryKaufman Hardcover, 189 Pages, Published 1995 by Rivercross Pub ISBN-13: 978-0-944957-47-9, ISBN: 0-944957-47-1
"He immediately told me that this P.O.W., Gil Jackman* was "going off his rocker"
and they had to remove him. I asked the feldwebel where they were taking him
and he replied, "To Kaufbueran, an insane asylum, not too far away." I insisted on
..."
"A crowd gathers. People crane their necks. Cameras flash. The limo door opens. Who is it―Mick Jagger? Oprah? Tiger Woods? No. It's Alan Greenspan―and the crowd still goes wild. Many felt Greenspan walked on water during his lengthy term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve System. But was he a genius or, as Tolstoy might portray him, simply someone who could manifest confidence while attempting to captain an uncontrollable ship? In this b ..."
"First published in 1972, Inside the Yield Book revolutionized the fixed–income industry and forever altered the way investors looked at bonds. More than thirty years later, it remains a standard primer and reference among market professionals. Generations of practitioners, investors, and students have relied on its lucid explanations, and readers needing to delve more deeply have found its explication of key mathematical relationships ..."
"This book contains the proceedings of the fourth in a series of conferences sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. The papers and comments included in this volume were presented in October 1970. The conference participants were chosen because of their recognized expertise in the financial aspects of housing policy."
" The late Sidney Homer published the First Edition of A History of Interest Rates in 1963 because he believed that a comprehensive history of this universal and basic economic and commercial price was necessary. Now in its Fourth Edition, A History of Interest Rates has become a classic in the fields of economics and finance.This one-of-a-kind guide presents a readable account of interest rate trends and lending practices spanning over ..."
"A History of Interest Rates presents a very readable account of interest rate trends and lending practices over four millennia of economic history. Despite the paucity of data prior to the Industrial Revolution, authors Homer and Sylla provide a highly detailed analysis of money markets and borrowing practices in major economies. Underlying the analysis is their assertion that "the free market long-term rates of interest for any industr ..."