This is the third post featuring the video series based on the book The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson.
In Part 1 - Dreams of Avarice, Ferguson explained where money originated, where lending money began, and how it grew to the larger-scale business of banking.
In [...]

This post continues our feature on the video series based on the book The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson.
In part 1 of this series, titled Dreams of Avarice, Ferguson took us on a journey (both back in time an geographically) to where money originated, where the [...]

In The Concept of Money, we touched on what money is, how it derives its value, and what causes changes in its value.
In The Monetary System, we explained the current structure of the monetary system, who the major players are, and how they interact.
In this post, we feature part 1 of [...]

Your credit is the financial tool by which you are judged by any institution that is considering putting their trust in you financially. Whether you are applying for a credit card, a mortgage, an auto loan, or even a job; institutions check your credit in order to determine whether or not they want to do [...]