Liz Peek
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Elizabeth T. Peek is an investment analyst, journalist, and philanthropist.

Ms. Peek spent nearly 20 years on Wall Street, where, in 1983, she became the first female partner of Wertheim Schroder, the investment house now part of Citigroup. She was also the first woman to be elected president of the National Association of Petroleum Investment Analysts, an industry group with 450 members nationwide. During her career, she was also involved in the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts, an accrediting organization.

In 1990, she left Wall Street to raise her three children, but has remained active both professionally and philanthropically. As a free-lance journalist, Ms. Peek contributes financial columns to The New York Sun and Alternate Universe, an online publication.

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Givers Versus Takers: What's Driving Resistance to Obamacare

Posted August 14, 2009 | 12:03:31 (EST)

The angry crowds demonstrating against Obamacare have taken the administration and its supporters by surprise. Pundits are chasing explanations for this uprising like beagles running down a rabbit. Like a crazed pack of hounds, many have become muddled and missed the obvious.

I believe the outrage over the proposed...

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Needed: A Lemonade Stand at the White House

Posted August 8, 2009 | 14:12:48 (EST)

The admiring press has noted that President Obama and his wife have provided their daughters, Sasha and Malia, with a summer full of fun - but also rich with learning. They have visited the Eiffel Tower and clambered around the Pantheon - while at the same time receiving gentle lectures...

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Does Government Really Know Best?

Posted August 4, 2009 | 16:08:16 (EST)

Like a Cessna pilot deliberately flying into a tornado, President Obama is risking political life and limb to push through healthcare legislation that Americans do not like and do not want. The administration has bullied and sermonized relentlessly for an overhaul of the way this country metes out medical care,...

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New York Needs Bonuses!

Posted July 30, 2009 | 12:11:07 (EST)

New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg must have slept like a baby on July 14. That day, Goldman Sachs reported second-quarter earnings of $3.44 billion, up 93% from the 2008 total, and also told investors that it had put aside $6.65 billion for compensation during the period. Traders everywhere high-fived each...

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