The principles of fiduciary law have been around since the Romans. Chinese, Japanese, and British law incorporated these ideas. Even Judaic, Christian and Islamic scriptures address these principles. Today, fiduciary rules are prevalent in many areas of American law including…

It was a sunny Thursday morning in 2014 and the bank I was working at had just opened. I was sipping a cup of coffee and ready to greet our first customers as they entered our lobby. In walks a…

I live in Decatur, Georgia, a small, usually sleepy little town of around 27,000 residents. For context, that’s about the size of Key West, Florida or Bar Harbor, Maine. According to local legend, in the 1830’s, Decatur residents voted down…

I have just returned from teaching the “Money & Responsibility” program we run at Clare College, which is part of Cambridge University. We had one of the largest classes of students since the program started in 2009.  Students came from…

On Monday, August 5th, the U.S. stock market gapped down at the open, dropping as much as 4.25% intraday before recovering to close down by 3%. This marked the sharpest single-day decline in nearly two years. The market recovered over…