From prudence to profligacy, from greed to fear: the U.S. credit crisis and the culture of instant gratification.

Ross Healy is chairman and CEO of Strategic Analysis Corporation.

Steve Maich is the editor of Canadian Business magazine.

Walter Russell Mead is Henry A. Kissinger senior fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of several books, includuing God and Gold: Britain, America, and the Making of the Modern World. He is also the author of a blog at The American Interest.

Armine Yalnizyan is senior economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Meredith Martin is a producer for The Agenda with Steve Paikin. Prior to The Agenda, Meredith was a producer with Studio 2. Before becoming a journalist she worked in lifestyle television as a producer, editor and feature host, primarily on the show, Cottage Life Television. Meredith also worked as a production assistant on music videos and commercials, and as a freelance producer. Follow Meredith on Twitter.

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Psychologist Jordan Peterson on the credit crisis and the social virtue known as trust.

Jordan Peterson is a clinical psychologist, a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, and author of Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief. Visit his web site.

Navin Vaswani was an associate producer for The Agenda with Steve Paikin. He is a product of Ryerson University's journalism program and is interested in a myriad of topics from politics to religion to sports. Navin was previously an intern at The Agenda during its first season.

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