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Conversations With Wall Street

The Inside Story of the Financial Armageddon & How to Prevent the Next One

Peter Ressler & Monika Mitchell

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2011-10-11

Dedication

“Peter Ressler and Monika Mitchell’s insightful new book transforms complex financial history into the stuff of real life. “Conversations with Wall Street” is a riveting expose and desperately needed reminder that noble character still fuels our nation. Brilliant in its simplicity, complemented by insider perspectives gathered first-hand during Wall Street’s most tumultuous years, this is a book to be studied, cherished, and put to immediate practical use.”

Prof. Joshua M. Greene, Hofstra University

Former SVP, Ruder Finn

“’Conversations With Wall Street’ challenges all of us to rethink the fundamental purpose of our financial system—and whether the industry truly serves that purpose. Rather than post-crisis platitudes, this important new book provides an intimate view of the financial system through frank discussions with the people who make up the banking industry—not just about what they do, but about why they do it. These discussions are a must-read

for anyone who wants to understand the financial crisis and what we should do about it—from bond traders to bureaucrats. The gap between Wall Street and Main Street has never been wider than it is today, and ‘Conversations With Wall Street’ is an critical first step toward bridging that gap.”

Robert Jackson

Advisor on Executive Compensation and deputy to Kenneth R. Feinberg

Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation.

“Bravo for a compelling exposé of the moral crisis that infected America, led Wall Street to cannibalize itself, and plunged the United States into the Great Recession. Peter and Monika’s conversations with Wall Street veterans show the need to restore the financial industry to its proper place as a servant of society. Just as forcefully, they remind the rest of us to do our part in the age-old struggle to overcome greed and to draw a clear line between exploitation and productive enterprise. Congratulations

to them for demonstrating that the underlying issue is the need to re-spiritualize business and finance.”

Rinaldo Brutoco

Founding President & CEO, World Business Academy

A courageous expose packed with blood boiling facts and heart warming wisdom. It is powerful, honest and needs to be said.

Peter and Monika remind us of truths as old as time: that we are all connected, and that love, like greed, operates from the inside out. Either can change the world. We can be grateful that such pure hearts are at work within the financial body of America.

Radhanath Swami

Spiritual Leader

Author, “The Journey Home”