Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, economics, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) and has ...

Structured finance represents a sophisticated financial sector managing leverage, risk, and complex capital requirements through innovative securitisation techniques and specialised investment ...

Today, most retail investors follow the “asset allocation” model of previous generations utilizing a combination of cash, public stocks and bonds. Many financial professionals, in fact, continue to ...

Financial innovation has been a mainstay of economies for hundreds of years. Loans during ancient times, the creation of the stock market and the trading of various assets represent examples of how ...

The 4 types of finance, personal finance, corporate finance, public finance, and behavioral finance, cover the entire spectrum of how money is managed, allocated, and understood. Whether you are a ...