In the middle of last week, the Federal Reserve announced that it will end quantitative easing, a bond-buying program the central bank implemented during the financial crisis to boost the housing market and overall economy. Early on, prominent analysts and commentators claimed that it would trigger hyperinflation akin to Germany between the world wars -- which obviously didn't happen. In this week's financials-themed episode of Where the Money Is , The Motley Fool's Alison Southwick interviews senior banking specialist John Maxfield about the costs and benefits of the unusual monetary program.