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Before I begin this evening, I would like to comment on my absence for the last week. I gave a talk on Friday to the Southeastern Actuaries Conference. I found myself behind the eight-ball, because of my many other projects, and so I had to block...
Imagine for a moment that you were approached by a very wealthy foundation, and they asked you to invest their money. They offer a low asset-based fee, but the assets are so large that it looks like a dream to you. Then they tell you the...
From Bloomberg, I quote our Treasury Secretary:
“I believe deeply that it’s very important to the United States, to the economic health of the United States, that we maintain a strong dollar,” Geithner told reporters in Tokyo today.
Before I...
At the Treasury meeting, I commented that the insurers were better regulated for solvency than the banks. One of the reasons for that is that they do harder stress tests, and they look longer-term.
So, if one is trying to regulate banks for...
Things have been busy for me, so this final part should be short. What did I learn that I did not already know? Not much, except:
The Treasury wants to convince the public that it is doing its best, but that Congress is a slave to the Financial...
Wow, I don't even think the editor read this blog. David Merkel has one of the most intelligent, informative, and balanced financial blogs on the internet. There are only two blogs I check every day and one of them is the Aleph Blog.
David Merkel is one of the most knowledgable commentators on the markets. The breadth and depth of the commentary is almost unique - you probably won't get opinions of the same quality on accounting, bonds, currency, macroeconomics, and stocks from any other single source.
