1.Explain the WeimerRegime's role in helping Hitler to establish his economic system.

2. Explain Hitler's logic behind establishing tight price and wage controls.

3. What were some of the weaknesses Germany faced in its price and wage control system?

4. Explain the German Banking System Collapse from what caused it to solutions proposed for it.

5. What was the significance of Hitler's price stop being unannounced?

6. What does the presence of a black market in Hitler's economy reveal about markets?

7. Explain the conflict between Ludwig Erhard and Germany's Social Democratic Party regarding how to fix Germany's economy. Who won and why?

8. What 3 factors picked up the German economy after WWII and created the so called German Economic Miracle? Whateffect did they have on the German economy?

Invesco to Launch Four Funds Tied to Flagship QQQ Tech ETF

Summary:Invesco Ltd. is adding more Qs to its fund lineup, a wager by the world's fourth-biggest issuer of exchange-traded products that investors' love affair with technology stocks will continue. The Atlanta-based asset manager will launch four new investment products tied to its flagship ETF, the Invesco QQQ Trust fund. At $134 billion, the Qs, as it is known across Wall Street, has grown to become one of the biggest exchange-traded products in the world and accounts for roughly 42% of Invesco's ETF assets. QQQ offers investors exposure to the 100 biggest nonfinancial companies listed on Nasdaq Composite Index and has proved to be a huge draw since the throes of the 2008-09 financial crisis. The four new products look to build on that popularity and help Invesco compete in an industry dominated by BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Group and State Street Corp.

Questions:

1. What are ETFs and why are they increasingly popular among retail investors?
2. What are Invesco's new products? Discuss the market they are seeking to address.
3. Based on the article, what are some underlying trends in the investment management industry?
4. What factors have driven the performance of Invesco's QQQ ETF this year?