In this first book of the series "Money, Economics, and Finance: Developments, Analyses, and Research", topics discussed include a brief history of the gold standard in the United States; monetary aggregates and their use in the conduct of monetary policy; Occupy Wall Street in historical perspective; changes in distribution income among tax filers between 1996 and 2006; an analysis of the "Buffett Rule"; frequently asked questions regarding LIBOR; JP Morgan trading losses and implications for the Volcker Rule and other regulations; systemic risk and its application to recent JP Morgan losses; and TARP assistance for the U.S. motor vehicle industry.