During my undergraduate training at UCLA, I was studying finance and securities; my particular interest was with mutual funds. Wanting to get into a high position at some of the companies that were doing that, I knew that law would be useful. Robert Shapiro companyfinancefund share on social
One of the reasons this election is so important is because the Supreme Court hangs in the balance. We need to overturn that terrible Supreme Court decision, Citizens United, and then reform our whole campaign finance system. Hillary Clinton balancecampaigncitizen share on social
The lesson of history is that you do not get a sustained economic recovery as long as the financial system is in crisis. Ben Bernanke crisiseconomicfinancial Change image and share on social
You look at marketing: everything that's happening in marketing is digitized. Everything that's happening in finance is digitized. So pretty much every industry, every function in every industry, has a huge element that's driven by information technology. It's no longer discrete. Satya Nadella digitizediscretedrive share on social
As dismayed as Americans are with the influence of the special interests that finance election campaigns, they've been reluctant to embrace the alternative: taxpayer-financed elections. John Harwood alternativeamericancampaign Change image and share on social
We were told this war would be over in a matter of weeks, and that the Iraqis would be able to finance it with oil sales. We were promised it was not a mission of nation building. Sherrod Brown buildfinanceiraqi Change image and share on social
Financial crises are like fireworks: they illuminate the sky even as they go pop. James Buchan crisisfinancialfirework Change image and share on social
Gold and silver, like other commodities, have an intrinsic value, which is not arbitrary, but is dependent on their scarcity, the quantity of labour bestowed in procuring them, and the value of the capital employed in the mines which produce them. David Ricardo arbitrarybestowcapital share on social
Masood Ahmed brings to the position of director of external relations extensive experience gained in a range of senior positions in international finance and development. Rodrigo Rato ahmedbringdevelopment Change image and share on social
I am particularly pleased to see that the Bendheim Center for Finance is thriving. Ben Bernanke bendheimcenterfinance Change image and share on social