Economic Theory

The 21st annual Bankers as Buyers report examines an evolving financial landscape and discusses the trends shaping the industry's future. Explore Artificial Intelligence, Invisible Technology, Payments, and The Importance of Diversity. Bankers as Buyers relies on interviews from a wide variety of people we trust, published reports, and contributed articles.

Richness or reach? For business leaders, it used to be a fundamental strategic tradeoff: focus on "rich information", customized products and services tailored to a niche market, or reach out to a broad, general market with watered-down information.

In his 1936 book The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, Keynes argued that traditional economics has misunderstood the causes of unemployment. Employment is not determined by the price of labor; it is directly linked to demand in the economy. Keynes believed market economies are by nature unstable and so require government intervention. Spurred on by the social catastrophe of the Great Depression of the 1930s, Keynes set out to change the way the world thinks about economics.

The Greater Depression is what is looming ahead of the World and specifically the United States of America. Nate Plissken delves into the causes of the U.S. Dollar Currency Crisis. Citing experts in business and economics, he pulls back the curtain on The Fed.

Imagine a world where technology understands the human condition - a world that values relationships more than diamonds - a place where people earn a living, not from selling, but from compassion. We stand on the threshold of such a world. The door is open.