" In 1688, essayist Joseph de la Vega described finance as both "the fairest and most deceitful business... the noblest and the most infamous in the world, the finest and most vulgar on earth."
The characterization of finance as deceitful, infamous, and vulgar still rins true today - particularly in the wake if the 2008 financial crisis, But what happened to the fairest, noblest, and finest profession that de la Vega saw?
The mix of finance and the humanities creates unusual pairings: Jane Austen and Anthony Trollope are guides to risk management:
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