What they totally lacked was creativity in developing new financial systems that enhanced the statusquo at the time and prevented the catastrophic failure of global monetary system.
"The possibilities with big wins are so extreme that it really does alter statusquo, almost permanently, " said Susan Bradley, a certified financial planner and founder of the institute.
For the last two years at least, financial markets have been lurching between rumors of debt downgrades and announcements of temporary solutions designed to preserve the statusquo.