Richard P. Mattione is an economist and an international equity manager with thirty-plus years of experience in markets around the world. He grew up in Kansas City, and after stint...view moreRichard P. Mattione is an economist and an international equity manager with thirty-plus years of experience in markets around the world. He grew up in Kansas City, and after stints including Washington DC, New York, and Tokyo, he now lives outside Boston. This book grew out of conversations about inflation and about cryptocurrencies, in places as varied as a university class and an electronic trading start-up. He is married with two daughters. He can be reached at [email protected].view less