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Got a topic for our next Whiteboard video? Submit your ideas!
Help us break down complex financial topics into easy-to-understand analogies. Post a comment below with an idea for the topic of our next Whiteboard video and you could win a signed copy of Paddy Hirsch's new book "Man vs. Markets"
People who know me know I love two things: Explaining stuff to people and getting stuff for free. So it gives me great pleasure to combine these two loves by explaining to you how you how you can get something from me for free.
And that free thing is... a copy of my new book, Man vs. Markets. It explains all the basics and some of the not-so-basics about the financial system. Think of it as one of my Whiteboard videos on paper – with a fancy cover.
Post a comment and you could get free stuff
All you have to do is post a comment on this page suggesting an idea for an upcoming episode of the Whiteboard. Each week starting Friday Sept. 1 and continuing for the next few months, I’ll pick one person at random who left a comment and send them a signed copy of my book. And I’ll use your best ideas for future Whiteboard videos.
So post your comments with ideas – we need them, because without ideas, there’ll be no Whiteboards, and that could leave us all very badly needing a drink!
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How about a story on collateral transformation? In order to meet collateral requirements under Dodd-Frank, firms are renting high grade debt from banks in order to make derivative trades. They'd like to buy but there's very little high grade debt floating out there right now. This new strategy could pose additional, unintended risk.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-09-20/a-shortage-of-bonds-to-b...
It would interesting to see discussed why or why not it would be a good idea for the economy and people's welfare if the cost of the basics for a minimal standard of living were tied to the minimum wage and the definition of the poverty level. I.e, tie the cost of milk, bread, eggs, gas, doctor visit, etc. to the minimum wage and have it flucuate regularly (weekly) with this staples. Also, it would be interesting to understand how the relative cost of these basic items (even housing, cars, insurance, etc.) compare to our parent's generation. Did our parents really have a better standard of living compared to nowaways, were they more frugal, or is it just harder to get by in this day and age? Thanks!
Why can't there be an agreement on a Healthcare system that works for everyone? The stakeholders: Are the patients, the insurance providers and the physicians. Which shall we see occur first an agreeable healthcare system or an agreeable tax rate system?
I'd like you to explain how financial aid works as a tool to generate revenue (opposed to simply help needier students) and what the "discount rate" is for colleges and universities in the US. I think this is a worthy topic given the news about college debt, etc.
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