Educational Resources

Joseph H. Spiegel has been chair of the Midwest Securities Law Institute for over 20 years. He has lectured and given seminars to judges, lawyers, regulatory professionals, and others on matters of securities laws. Mr. Spiegel is available for presentations on the history and current state of securities laws, Ponzi schemes, securities fraud, financial abuse of seniors and others, legal trends, and other matters listed below. If you would like to arrange for a presentation or program, please call the office at 734-761-8475 to make arrangements.

Joseph H. Spiegel is committed to investor education. To that end, he recommends the following films and books. For more information regarding any of these topics, including incorporating any of them into a presentation, please call Joseph H. Spiegel PLLC at 734-761-8475.

Joe’s Top Ten Movies About Finance

  1. Wall Street (1987)
  2. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
  3. Inside Job (2010 Documentary)
  4. The Big Short (2015)
  5. Margin Call (2011)
  6. Trading Places (1983)
  7. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
  8. Boiler Room (2000)
  9. Barbarians at the Gate (1993 TV Movie)
  10. Arbitrage (2012)

Joe’s Top Five Books about the Stock Market (for the layperson)

  1. Where Are the Customer’s Yachts (Fred Schwed Jr., first published 1940)
  2. House of Morgan (Ron Chernow)
  3. Reckless Endangerment (Gretchen Morganson)
  4. All the Devils are Here (Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera)
  5. House of Cards (demise of Bear Stearns) (William D. Cohan)

Joseph H. Spiegel PLLC has committed his professional practice to providing first-rate mediation, arbitration and business law consultant services to clients in Ann Arbor and throughout Michigan. Dial (734) 761-8475 for more information.