Would you like to know how many people have visited this page? Or how reputable the author is? Simply
sign up for a Advocate premium membership and you'll automatically see this data on every article. Plus a lot more, too.
Become a Fan. You'll get emails whenever I post articles on OpEd News
Ed Hertzog lives with his wife, daughter, and two cats just outside the University City area of Philadelphia. Ed has always been interested in politics and economics, with a particular interest in monetary and banking issues.
Ever since being witness to the Stock Market crash of 1987 as an elementary school student, Ed has sought to understand the economic, social, and historical factors that lead market failures, and the underlying structure and cycles that control their periodicity and severity.
After earning a BS in Political Science, with a minor in History, from Penn State, Ed has spent nearly two decades working in various entrepreneurial environments as a software engineer and web developer. Along the way, he has personally gotten to witness the particular madness of crowds that erupt in new, fast-paced markets.
Ever since the 2008 Crisis, Ed is no longer content with merely being a student or critic of the system, but is instead interested in offering solutions. Now associated with the Public Banking Institute as Staff Researcher, Ed hopes to employ his knowledge of monetary history, regulatory capture, and market dynamics in contribute to a body of ideas that will help build a prosperous and stable future for all.
SHARE Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Check Your Premises: Dodd-Frank and Community Banking
The well-intentioned Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act seems to be benefitting big player in the banking arena, at the expense of Community Banks. It might be time to rethink this legislation given the unintended consequences of its passage.