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LSE Future of Finance Report

Submitted by tom on Thu, 03/17/2011 - 12:32

The London School of Economics ("LSE") just published its report titled "The Future of Finance."

The report provides an in-depth analysis of the financial crisis and suggests an approach to reform the world's financial system.

The report is fairly lengthy and is produced from a UK perspective--the contributors came from the UK Financial Services Authority, the Bank of England and the UK Treasury.

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Losing Faith in Equities

Submitted by tom on Tue, 11/23/2010 - 10:44

The business and economics editor of the Atlantic, Megan Mcardle, recently wrote an interesting article on the topic of the equity risk premium.

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Annuities and Framing

Submitted by tom on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 14:56

The term "framing" refers to the manner in which the annuity purchase decision is presented or "framed" for the consumer.

The term is from the field of behavioral economics / behavioral finance and involves natural (how we are hard-wired) psychological hurdles that impede the understanding and adoption of annuities.

There is a ton of material on the issue.

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The Costs of Investing and How the Fund Management Industry Comes Out on Top

A common refrain among the financial media and the asset accumulation community is that annuities represent a poor option because of the high fees and expenses—much of which is presumably directed towards compensation of intermediaries—that are incurred by the customer.

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