tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.comments2024-02-28T05:22:35.956-05:00FinanceProfessor.comFinanceProfessorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948754590238007311noreply@blogger.comBlogger802125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-89346707555621822112012-02-29T18:20:10.954-05:002012-02-29T18:20:10.954-05:00Are there really public policy implications? Would...Are there really public policy implications? Would we really design public policy based upon your genetics? Am I the only one frightened by this?Highgammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938202656495837461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-9832451640623260052012-02-29T18:18:28.869-05:002012-02-29T18:18:28.869-05:00Most of these strategies have a fairly high durati...Most of these strategies have a fairly high duration (in terms of interest rate sensitivity). Is that really a good idea in this environment?Highgammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938202656495837461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-19524233683422503592012-02-29T18:16:58.349-05:002012-02-29T18:16:58.349-05:00I think your advice is too curt. For instance, mos...I think your advice is too curt. For instance, most of these people have what I would call "structural" deficits. When you put a child in private school, you are probably committing to put all of your children through private school. Also, you are committed to that school for the twelve years (or thirteen) that they will spend there (with escalating tuition).<br />Therefore, you have toHighgammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938202656495837461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-5560197595679963222012-02-22T17:00:22.280-05:002012-02-22T17:00:22.280-05:00I think we're ignoring the obvious here. As s...I think we're ignoring the obvious here. As someone whose income remained constant or went up during this recession, I cut back my spending because of the uncertainty of the economy. I was putting more into savings in case something happened to my income at a later date. (I knew I would kick myself if I spent $5K on a trip to Jamaica only to be laid off a few months later!)<br /><br /><br Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-60327145181673879672012-02-15T16:01:49.994-05:002012-02-15T16:01:49.994-05:00I am a Brit living temporarily in the States, and ...I am a Brit living temporarily in the States, and should add that I am certainly not an academic expert when it comes to finance. However, in regards to asset bubbles, I think one of the big mistakes by central bankers (esp. Greenspan and the FED) was to not realize the negative affect asset bubbles could have on an economy. First, it seems like asset bubbles promote malinvestment - the housingalternative investmentshttp://www.greenworldbvi.com/alternative-investments-options/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-80000531270637671092012-01-21T22:58:50.306-05:002012-01-21T22:58:50.306-05:00I am really sad to hear and read about Kodak which...I am really sad to hear and read about Kodak which I like it from childhood days film camera even photograph on Kodak paper colour etc. How a company unless keeps pace with the change can perish Kodak is the example . It is a lesson for all.Rahulhttp://hindisms.org/sms/hindi-love-smsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-33385082995374779212012-01-14T18:27:49.069-05:002012-01-14T18:27:49.069-05:00I have been a long time fan of Jim Cramer and his ...I have been a long time fan of Jim Cramer and his company TheStreet. Perhaps I am just too enthralled in his showmanship and entertainment. <br /><br />However I unlike many have learned to not agree with 50% of what he is saying. Who says you have to agree with anything? It's the same for any Wall Street analyst. Many would equate any of these guys success on taking a gamble and luck, Jim Cramer Action Alerts Plushttp://youthfulinvestor.com/review-jim-cramers-action-alerts/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-77178451054083959492012-01-09T21:35:34.988-05:002012-01-09T21:35:34.988-05:00" This could have been so much better. As Pin..." This could have been so much better. As Pink presents correctly, much of the research re human motivation IS counter-intuitive to what most of us tend to think is the best way to reward, incentivize or bribe people to act in beneficial ways. Unfortunately, Pink insists on creating such a tower of babble -- "motivation 3.0," "type-I," "ROE," "if/then Canadahttp://failure4life.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-21136260152284205692012-01-02T23:25:25.083-05:002012-01-02T23:25:25.083-05:00I have watched the show 3 times and I dont agree t...I have watched the show 3 times and I dont agree that real estate will bottom out in 2012 or 2013 because inflation will start to rear its ugly head and will head well above 7 percent causing a second leg down in high cost of living cities and states like NYC, LA, Chicago, BostonJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12766226041978166556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-76279984322244739232011-12-31T23:41:17.614-05:002011-12-31T23:41:17.614-05:00The stock market crash of nineteen twenty was a mo...The stock market crash of nineteen twenty was a moment in history that should never be forgotten.Dennis The Menacehttp://www.manhattancalumet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-53778140968224521822011-12-11T00:49:48.054-05:002011-12-11T00:49:48.054-05:00The loophole in which members of congress and legi...The loophole in which members of congress and legislative staffers are immune from enforcement of insider-trading laws, is because the delayed reporting of securities transactions by congress, defeats, obstructs, and impairs its use as timely evidence. Insider-trading cases are hard to prove, because the trades must be tightly linked to the events or information on which they are allegedly basedOwlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207096916056340385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-55052037242071518942011-12-07T10:09:06.465-05:002011-12-07T10:09:06.465-05:001/ Competition - for quality is a good thing: comp...1/ Competition - for quality is a good thing: competition for $,€, £ etc profit is the biggest source of our problems as a society.<br /><br />2/ The Scientific Revolution is fine....but what have we lost through scientism? We need an Intuition Revolution, and move from a system where psychopathic behaviour is rewarded to one where empathetic and altruistic behaviour is rewarded.<br /><br />3/ ChrisJCookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04210399176675359293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-78097505842780896242011-12-07T10:08:31.313-05:002011-12-07T10:08:31.313-05:001/ Competition - for quality is a good thing: comp...1/ Competition - for quality is a good thing: competition for $,€, £ etc profit is the biggest source of our problems as a society.<br /><br />2/ The Scientific Revolution is fine....but what have we lost through scientism? We need an Intuition Revolution, and move from a system where psychopathic behaviour is rewarded to one where empathetic and altruistic behaviour is rewarded.<br /><br />3/ ChrisJCookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04210399176675359293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-78600902247407431482011-12-07T01:06:10.466-05:002011-12-07T01:06:10.466-05:00The current laws under section 10(b) of the Securi...The current laws under section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), and under federal statutes prohibiting mail fraud or wire fraud, already apply to members of Congress, but Congress hampers adequate enforcement by refusing prompt public disclosure. The laws apply, but are unenforceable against elected public officials. The laws cannot be enforced against members of Owlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207096916056340385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-74456282303669886572011-12-01T16:46:42.531-05:002011-12-01T16:46:42.531-05:00This new information will further alienate the ame...This new information will further alienate the american peoples' trust in our banking system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-18141257614387688792011-11-23T17:04:13.678-05:002011-11-23T17:04:13.678-05:00Why do you think the lowest and highest rates of U...Why do you think the lowest and highest rates of US high school dropouts are in the south/midwest?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-63561656702389037262011-11-23T06:56:42.546-05:002011-11-23T06:56:42.546-05:00This is a great TED video. Also on I hadn't se...This is a great TED video. Also on I hadn't seen before. Having never looked into such data I was rather shocked by the findings, I guess it makes sense though. Will anything ever change? I doubt it.Alexhttps://www.guarantorloansonline.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-87985870947805067262011-11-19T19:57:20.117-05:002011-11-19T19:57:20.117-05:00No, I may have miscommunicated it...That is one of...No, I may have miscommunicated it...That is one of the issues that is causing the anger. I am not blaming bank for accepting the money. I definitely would in their shoes. <br /><br />Taibbi pointed this out. I was agreeing with that. <br /><br />Why there is no Occupy Washington is one of the biggest questions I would have. <br /><br />The Occupiers are providing a valuable service in FinanceProfessorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948754590238007311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-9615463746498350142011-11-18T21:46:08.284-05:002011-11-18T21:46:08.284-05:00I'm surprised to see you reacted favorably to ...I'm surprised to see you reacted favorably to this article... to me it seems OWS and Taibbi make demands that do not logically follow from their claims. If the government lends to banks at low rates and the banks make money, why do Taibbi and OWS conclude the banks have committed a wrongful act? Banks are supposed to earn money; it's the government that is facilitating these bank profitsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-21574782120200019312011-11-05T20:40:49.565-04:002011-11-05T20:40:49.565-04:00To be fair - companies with the most rated debt te...To be fair - companies with the most rated debt tend to simply have more debt, in turn being larger companies that can support a larger debt capacity. Disney, Comcast and GE have tons of rated debt and generate tons of fees and are highly rated. Is there a correlation? No. <br /><br />Five years in that industry and I never once knew how much our clients paid. Its something that outsiders dont Sean Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11738041555261093955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-44106238977127783262011-08-04T11:29:57.258-04:002011-08-04T11:29:57.258-04:00Nice article, thanks for the information.Nice article, thanks for the information.sewa elfhttp://rentalmobil911.webs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-39633489320719275792011-07-13T16:10:20.243-04:002011-07-13T16:10:20.243-04:00Behavioral Finance as "Defense Against the Da...Behavioral Finance as "Defense Against the Dark Arts," eh? I think I'll use that.Highgammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938202656495837461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-7480067400079936972011-07-07T09:48:35.703-04:002011-07-07T09:48:35.703-04:00Too many companies today say they are "sales ...Too many companies today say they are "sales driven". That usually means that the CEOs, etc, are all paid bonuses based strictly on sales data. I think many would be surprised at how much risk businesses are willing to take-on, just so the executives can "hit the numbers" and get their year-end bonuses.Robert Bhttp://www.creditmanagementworld.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-83607796029143402102011-05-28T19:30:10.658-04:002011-05-28T19:30:10.658-04:00I've also got an Excel spreadsheet to calculat...I've also got an <a href="http://optimizeyourportfolio.blogspot.com/2011/05/calculating-sortino-ratio-with-excel.html" rel="nofollow">Excel spreadsheet to calculate the Sortino Ratio</a>. Feel free to download it. There are several methods to calculate the downside deviation. I've chosen to use the 2nd order lower partial moment.Sim Conhttp://optimizeyourportfolio.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7332340.post-70002757671642661292011-04-15T09:22:58.246-04:002011-04-15T09:22:58.246-04:00Can efficiency bring the majority of people happin...Can efficiency bring the majority of people happiness and safety? Actually good efficiency should be based on fairness and right.michelledouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925964389287813716noreply@blogger.com