Whom Can You Trust? How Can You Know?
A checklist for improving your decision-making about whom to trust.
The Banality of Bad Behavior in the Financial Planning Business
The word "good" loses its meaning in the midst of incessant low-grade bad behavior in the financial planning sector, all too often.
Marketing Science is Great in Theory…
The power of rational thought is vastly overrated in much of life.
The Ethical and Regulatory Morass of the Stanford Scandal
At the heart of the moral mess of the multi-billion Stanford investments scandal lies a disturbing weakness in the law, or its interpreation.
Regulatory Policy 2.0 – The Alternative
We need to rethink our approach to regulation: away from systems, toward human interactions.
Regulatory Policy 2.0 : The Real Meaning of Madoff
Part 1 of 2: We need regulatory policy not based on walls and checkboxes, but on real human behavior
I Have Done Nothing Illegal
The claim "I broke no law" should rarely be construed as an ethical claim.
From Mistrust to Cynicism to Corruption
The Madoff tale was already told by Mark Twain and Clint Eastwood--the path from failed trust to corruption.
Trusting and Trustworthiness: The Chicken or the Egg?
Which comes first--trusting, or being trustworthy?
Smoking Guns in the Rear View Mirror: Madoff and the SEC
Just exactly how was it that the SEC came to miss evidence placed in front if its eyes?