Retired Citi CEO John Reed on financial industry reform
Retired Citigroup CEO John Reed testified to the Senate banking committee earlier this month on “Implications of the ‘Volcker Rules’… Continue reading
Did you miss our presentation with PENSCO?
Earlier this month, Josh Fischer was invited to present during PENSCO’s monthly webinar. Josh’s presentation — Mortgage Pool Investing: the… Continue reading
Friday fun: Can the stock market predict the Super Bowl winner?
An amusing story on the WSJ predicts that the Indianapolis Colts have a good shot at beating the sentimentally favored… Continue reading
Great Recession versus Great Depression: unemployment
A new analysis by the Dallas Fed suggests that, while at its highest in decades, unemployment in the current recession… Continue reading
Invest your IRA in real estate notes? Yes, it’s possible!
Josh Fischer, managing director of Sterling Pacific Financial, has been invited to present at PENSCO’s monthly webinar series on self-directed… Continue reading
More on the moral dilemma of underwater mortgages
Richard Thaler, a pioneer in behavioral economics, is the latest to question why so many underwater borrowers are continuing to… Continue reading
Considering Roth conversion?
With Roth conversion open to all taxpayers this year, regardless of income, opinions on both side of the fence are… Continue reading
NYT: What questions should the financial crisis commission ask?
Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times financial journalist and author of the acclaimed book, Too Big to Fail: The Inside… Continue reading
Could adherence to a simple, proven principle have prevented the financial crisis?
A straightforward, long-valued policy benchmark called the Taylor Rule might have led the Fed to raise interest rates in 2002-2005… Continue reading
Walking away from a mortgage: immoral act, or ordinary business decision?
Back in November, University of Arizona law professor Brent White received widespread media attention for his suggestion that homeowners who… Continue reading