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Wall Street too smart for its own good?
What caused the near financial apocalypse back in the autumn of 2008? In a nutshell, according to the commentary from the New York Times article by Calvin Trillin, “Wall Street Smarts,” t… more →
Tim Palanca
Must Read Editorials on Obamacare
wrote 2 months ago: Been busy…sorry for the short post. Here’s a must read editorial from the WSJ. And ano … more →
Is this where America is headed?
wrote 2 months ago: Here are two interesting articles (this one and this one) on Japan’s busted economy and massiv … more →
More on Moral Hazards in Bank Bailouts
wrote 2 months ago: We’ve discussed in previous posts how the Federal Reserve helps banks earn money. This 1993 p … more →
Practical Impact on Human Capital When Taxes Increase
wrote 2 months ago: This NY Post article mentions that between 2000 and 2008, New York City lost significant numbers of … more →
How Long Will Demand For Treasuries Last
wrote 2 months ago: As the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program winds down, demand for Treasuries remains … more →
Wall Street too smart for its own good?
wrote 2 months ago: What caused the near financial apocalypse back in the autumn of 2008? In a nutshell, according to th … more →
I Flattened My Equity Positions On Monday
wrote 2 months ago: I still agree with my previous post that stocks can and will rally under the Obama Administration. H … more →
Probability of Public Option in New Healthcare Legislation
wrote 2 months ago: This intrade contract tracks the probability of a “public option” in new healthcare legi … more →
New Branch of Economics Predicts Malthusian Disaster
wrote 2 months ago: This article discusses an interesting, but I think wrong minded, approach to economics. I recommend … more →
Has the Uber Beta Trade Died?
wrote 2 months ago: In recent articles, I’ve been dwelling on whether my uber Beta trade has seen its highs. Much … more →
The Quest for Uber Beta
wrote 2 months ago: Since the beginning of 2009, I’ve been on a quest for uber Beta stocks with more success than … more →
BIS Report on Financial Crisis
wrote 2 months ago: Recently, Zero Hedge posted an article discussing a new Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Wor … more →
Soviet Era Risk Management Embraced by Wall Street and Main Street
wrote 2 months ago: Alternative Title: “You fools! A Doomsday Machine isn’t any good if you don’t tell anyone you have i … more →
Have Bank Stocks Lost Their Uber-Beta-Mojo?
wrote 2 months ago: In the past 30 days, banking shares (as summarized by UYG and XLF) have been lack luster performers … more →
The Corporate-Regulatory Investment Complex and It's Discontents
wrote 2 months ago: Today we will discuss an important component of the corporate-regulatory complex–the 401k plan … more →
Why a Financial 'Super-Regulator' Is Unlikely to Emerge
wrote 2 months ago: A ‘financial markets super-regulator‘, or other effective systemic risk regulation, is u … more →
Investing returns depend on timetable
wrote 2 months ago: While basking in the afterglow of a 50 percent rise in the stock market, the financial press reminde … more →
Is it Profitable to Donate to Politicians or Their Campaigns?
wrote 2 months ago: In a previous post I mentioned that politicians sold massive political protection to failing/ed fina … more →
More Fed Hints on Extending QE
wrote 2 months ago: We discussed recently that the Fed is unlikely to end Quantitative Easing (QE) any time soon. Some … more →
