Arthur Levitt
1931
5
Quotes
Biography
Arthur Levitt is an American economist and former Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). He was born in 1931 in Brooklyn, New York. Levitt served as SEC Chairman from 1993 to 2001, overseeing significant changes in the financial industry and advocating for greater transparency and investor protection. Prior to his tenure at the SEC, Levitt was a successful business executive and worked in various roles within the financial sector.
Famous Quotes (5)
1
Transparency is the best disinfectant and our markets are filled with too many hidden corners.
2
The investor's chief problem and even his worst enemy is likely to be himself.
3
We come to recognize that it is not the investor's environment that needs to be changed, but it is his perspective that must be changed.
4
To be a financial writer, you need the ability to simplify complex subjects.
5
Inefficient markets are rarely safe markets.