mktwgoldstein

Thanks! And honestly, I have no idea, but I know VSE is hugely popular for high school and college classes.

Best books, wow I don't know. How about I tell you one good book. Another commenter here mentioned 'Flash Boys' but another by the same author, Michael Lewis, is terrific -- 'Liar's Poker.'

I'm probably not your best source here! What I can tell you is that the traditional investment banks aren't the only place to look -- hedge funds, venture-capital funds and private-equity funds are often at the cutting edge.

Where was the SEC? Where was the Fed? The OCC? The no longer in existence OTS? The FBI? The rating agencies? The buyside investors? Aarrrgghhhhh.

I don't have a financial interest in bitcoin, but I am intrigued by it, for sure. There's clearly flaws, and the whole 'mining' process seems to be nearly as bad for the environment as physical mining. But I could see a continuing role in the financial system for bitcoin or for different electronic currencies.