In April of this year (2011) Standard & Poor’s issued a warning report to the United States prompting our Tap’s related post “I saw my duty and did it”. As a refresher, credit rating agencies issue report cards for almost…
Alcoa’s, (AA) earnings release Monday April 11th, marks the unofficial start to the 90 day treadmill confession season, better known as earnings season. Over the next several weeks thousands of public companies will report their results for the last 90 days, with…
Last Wednesday (2-9-11) at a group CFA related dinner event, Marko Papic, a Senior Eurasia Analyst, discussed events surrounding the Euro and the ECB’s (European Central Bank) influence on the Euro countries. This topic is very interesting as I have long had…
After watching 60 minutes for the third time and knowing it is reasonable to assume government officials speak to each other through the media, we thought it interesting to point out a few items from Bernanke’s interview on 60 minutes,…
We have crowed often and repeatedly about the fear of rising rates only to see interest rates continue to fall. Suddenly, after QE2 was announced (reminder that QE2 is an attempt to lower rates by the FED making purchases of…
Have you ever wondered what sets the tone for the capital markets each day? Major economic or legislative news stories usually start the day, and as of late have set the tone for the entire day across the globe as…
Have you always wanted to leave something behind that will stand as your legacy and remain long after you have gone? Maybe you have a passion concerning a specific non-profit organization that you would like donate to on a regular basis.…
This post was originally created while on a flight from Dallas to Las Vegas. While I am not sure how the technology works, it is very neat, multitasking at it’s best, but ergonomically challenging for sure! (The office is most certainly…
Last week during the AFG conference, which we have mentioned several times in our latest posts, Victor Canto spoke during a lunch session to our group of institutional investors. Dr. Canto, current chair of La Jolla Economics and author of multiple…
Over the last several evenings I have had the opportunity to spend time with a former Options Market Maker and Floor Specialist, who traded on the floor of the Philadelphia options exchange for over 24 years. The purpose of my…
