About the Author

Called “one of the greats when it comes to financial services” by Herb Greenberg of CNBC, Peter Atwater is the President of Financial Insyghts, a consulting firm to institutional money managers, hedge funds, foundations, and endowments focused on issues facing the financial services industry and how changes in social mood affect the economy and the markets.

Peter has more than 25 years in the financial services industry, including building and leading J.P. Morgan’s asset-backed securities business and serving as Treasurer of Bank One and First USA, CFO of Juniper Financial (now BarclayCard US), COO of Bank One Investment Management, and CEO of Bank One Private Client Services.

Peter is a regular contributor to Minyanville.com ...

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