Cowperthwaite, along with many Austrian School economists, has proven that economics is only a dismal science when interventionist economists insist on making it one.
There's no such thing as a free search. But there are a group of professionals out there driving the price as low as possible, and they certainly earn my admiration.
This comprehensive list of the Fed's functions gives the lie to the notion that there has been "too little regulation" of financial markets. Anyone who makes such an argument is either ignorant of the truth or is lying.