This topic focuses on issues relating to History. Subtopics include the financial markets, economy, and U.S. policy from a historical perspective.
History
How the U.S. Government is Failing to Learn from the Great Depression
After the stock market Crash of 1929, it was determined that part of the crash was caused by banks were allowed to be in the business of underwriting securities (stocks, bonds, etc). Thus a bank could act as a bank and it could act as a broker. Post 1929 Crash, there were a record number of … read more…