http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbK3RhCQoI8
Here’s an academic take on the financial crisis. This is 58:19 long, so grab a break and a cup of coffee if you mean to watch this! [Update – Sorry, for some reason embedding it did not work this time.]
I also just ran across a new favorite quote by Brian Rogers, T. Rowe Price Chairman and Chief Investment Officer: "Statistically speaking, the world does not end that often."
In case you were wondering, seventy-nine is 2008 minus 1929.
Update 2 – Attempt 2 to embed is below: