Dick Wagner Explains Finology

The Great Seduction

The Great Seduction By DAVID BROOKS Published: June 10, 2008 The people who created this country built a moral structure around money. The Puritan legacy inhibited luxury and self-indulgence. Benjamin Franklin spread a practical gospel that emphasized hard work, temperance and frugality. Millions of parents, preachers, newspaper editors and teachers expounded the message. The result

Money MindBender$ | Finology in our Lives | Philosophies of Finology

Yes, I’m starting this Finology in Our Lives series with a fair amount of complex philosophy – but stay with me! These ideas are fundamental to Finology & our work at What is Finology?, and they might expand your understanding of money in our lives. Don’t worry, I’ll bring it back. Up next is an analysis of

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Drawing back from Midas’ touch

Podcast commentary by David Bowman This podcast explores discrete differences between money and value. If money is an instrument of value exchange, does it provide the value we expect of it? Does it hold some types of value well, but not others? If so, what values can we expect to store effectively with money? What