Michael Edesess, Ph.D., is the lead contributor to this blog. An economist and mathematician, he has worked as an independent consultant to institutional investors, and he was a founding partner and chief economist of the Lockwood Financial Group until its sale to The Bank of New York in September 2002. Michael is the author of The Big Investment Lie.
Luca is an elf who occasionally contributes to The Big Investment Lie blog. Being an elf, he is short, green, and does not have a last name.