Sandy Leeds

Sandy Leeds
Distinguished Senior Lecturer, Department of Finance
McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin

Sandy Leeds, CFA is a Distinguished Senior Lecturer at The University of Texas at Austin. He teaches graduate level classes in the MBA program and also serves as President of The MBA Investment Fund, L.L.C. Prior to teaching, he had careers as a lawyer and a money manager. He did his undergraduate work at The University of Alabama and also has a law degree from The University of Virginia and an MBA from the University of Texas. At UT, he has received many teaching awards, including Outstanding Professor in the MBA Program. He is married and has three children.

Posts by Sandy Leeds

How to End 'Too Big to Fail'

Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher gives ideas on a complex and risky situation.

The Missing Middle: Job Polarization and Income Inequality

The scarcity of middle-skill jobs is unlikely to be resolved soon, even with continued economic recovery.

What Would Happen If We Let the Tax Cuts Lapse?

Increasing tax rates might trigger a recession, but overspending and maintaining low rates could be more harmful in the long run.

The Affordable Care Act: Rombamacare

Partisanship in Congress is blocking meaningful healthcare reform, but the basic concepts that make up the Affordable Care Act are nothing new.

Ten Things You Should Know About the Disability Disaster

Disability insurance fraud is becoming a serious economic problem. What can the government do to prevent it?

They’re Turning on Each Other

The public's distrust for bankers has led to rulemaking that will hurt our nation’s competitiveness.

Buffett Sees Evidence of Economic Comeback

Productive assets deliver an output that retains purchasing power even in times of inflation.

2012 Begins with a Mixed Economic Outlook

Employment remains low, but consumers are expressing some optimism leading into the new year.

End Bonuses for Bankers

Bankers are rewarded for taking risks with other people’s money. Cutting bonuses could make them less inclined to do so.

What the 9-9-9 Plan Means for Taxpayers

Herman Cain’s proposal would overhaul the federal tax code. It could also push a burden onto low-income taxpayers.
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Posts about Sandy Leeds

Too Big To Fail
Thursday, March 21, 2013

Finance maestro Sandy Leeds explains what goes wrong when a handful of US banks get too big for their britches.

Taxmageddon: Is the Fiscal Cliff an Economic Doomsday?

Saturday, December 8, 2012

As 2012 ticks down to its final days, it’s not just buffs of the Mayan calendar who fear the end of the world as we know it. Assuming doomsday does not arrive Dec. 21, the nation could face another apocalyptic scenario just 11 days later. Some economists call it Taxmageddon and others the Fiscal Cliff — a half-trillion-dollar smorgasbord of expiring tax cuts, along with benefit and budget cuts, that start kicking in on New Year’s Day. They warn it could topple the U.S. economy back into recession.