Financial Crisis, Part III: This Time Made in China; Act I: The Day Before
In 1979, a movie came out starring Jack Lemmon, Jane Fonda, and Michael Douglas. The title of the movie was The China Syndrome. The movie – in the spirit of those days- desired to expose the consequences of a nuclear reactor going bad. It also dealt with the cover-ups...Recent Real Estate Concerns and Waterproofing a Portfolio
Over the course of the last few days we have been hearing renewed concerns in the real estate sector. We would like to take this opportunity to outline a few thoughts regarding those concerns, as well as continue with our thoughts about taking measures to waterproof a...Dum Spiro Spero in the Land of Commodities: The Case of Copper
Cicero is famous for several things, among which is the “Dum Spiro Spero” quote, implying that hope dies last. For weeks now, my colleagues and I have been contemplating drafting an internal portfolio strategy-index. In the land of dismal growth where deflation knocks...The Economic Outlook: Still Looking for the Roses Among the Thorns
It seems that the economic slowdown is taking root. The consensus forecast for the Philly Index that portrays manufacturing activity for the Eastern part of the country was expected to rise from 5.1 to about 7. On the contrary it fell to negative 7.7. This is a big...Financial Infertility: From Euphoria to Paralysis
As readers of our publications, presentations, and commentaries could confirm, for quite some time now we have been talking about the dangers of over-collateralization, especially of collateralizing paper-assets a.k.a. financial instruments of various forms. Moreover,...Sign Up for Our Publications
