How to Make a Million Dollars an Hour

The economy and Wall Street are once again front and center.  President Obama is engaged in a series of major policy addresses about the economy.  Elizabeth Warren and CNBC are engaged in a kabuki dance about the future of Wall Street.  Larry Summers, part of the team that created our modern economy, may become the next Fed Chairman, and SAC, one of the most powerful hedge funds of the era, is engaged in an effort to keep its leader Steve Cohen and its employees, out of federal prison. 

All of this brings us to Les Leopold’s    How to Make a Million Dollars an Hour: Why Hedge Funds Get Away with Siphoning Off America's Wealth.  A behind the scenes look at the world of hedge funds and what it means for ensuring domestic prosperity.

My conversation with Les Leopold: