Created through a "student-tested, faculty-approved" review process with more than 150 students and faculty, M&B, 2E is an engaging and accessible solution to accommodate the diverse lifestyles of today's learners. M&B, 2E's brief, inviting approach addresses the modern framework of today's financial system and the important roles of both financial markets and banks. Numerous real business applications, the latest financial examples, and instant access to Cengage South-Western's Global Economic Watch connect today's money and banking topics to readers' everyday lives and careers.