chagrinned1's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/24116/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/85036-time-to-exempt-mortgage-securities-from-mark-to-market-rules?source=feed#comment-207192 207192 While there are few experts in the future, most Fin'l execs have seen this happen before and have some idea of what the asset will be worth after this time of distress. Their SWAG
(scientific wild ass guess) will be reviewed by the Acct Firm and modified or not based on judgement. This has been done well by Private Equity Firms in the past. Checks and Balances "may" be necessary to ensure honesty. Rick ]]> Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:25:08 -0400 While there are few experts in the future, most Fin'l execs have seen this happen before and have some idea of what the asset will be worth after this time of distress. Their SWAG
(scientific wild ass guess) will be reviewed by the Acct Firm and modified or not based on judgement. This has been done well by Private Equity Firms in the past. Checks and Balances "may" be necessary to ensure honesty. Rick ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/84597-10-winning-stock-themes-in-an-obama-administration?source=feed#comment-203857 203857 ]]> Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:49:38 -0400 ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/84645-the-best-man-for-the-fed-chair-could-be-a-woman?source=feed#comment-203839 203839 But to show you how sensitive I can be I will visit my Wachovia Branch Monday and seek out the lady I know has been there for many,many years and holds a supervisory posn for a recommendation to the Fed Board. That is AFTER I find out her reasons for the utter bombing of our banking system. Patsy may have a compeditor here. Chagrinned1 ]]> Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:27:39 -0400 But to show you how sensitive I can be I will visit my Wachovia Branch Monday and seek out the lady I know has been there for many,many years and holds a supervisory posn for a recommendation to the Fed Board. That is AFTER I find out her reasons for the utter bombing of our banking system. Patsy may have a compeditor here. Chagrinned1 ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/82230-david-einhorn-the-irony-of-it-all?source=feed#comment-195405 195405 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:48:18 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/80842-american-capital-strategies-illustrates-private-equity-risks-in-merisel-pull-out?source=feed#comment-183615 183615 rejecting the deal at this time. Could you be related to David Einhorn or his good friends on CNBC?? There is a tendency to tear down bus development companies at a disasterous time in the market. Up to now I have kept/added to long positions except in disasterous banks. Now with all these critics I have to rethink my posture. THis possibly could be a time for your restraint when you limit discussion to your navel?? And yes I am long ACAS. ]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:29:37 -0400 rejecting the deal at this time. Could you be related to David Einhorn or his good friends on CNBC?? There is a tendency to tear down bus development companies at a disasterous time in the market. Up to now I have kept/added to long positions except in disasterous banks. Now with all these critics I have to rethink my posture. THis possibly could be a time for your restraint when you limit discussion to your navel?? And yes I am long ACAS. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/80514-oil-will-peak-at-150-200-barron-s-interview?source=feed#comment-181579 181579 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:16:38 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/79452-pfizers-celebrex-mass-tort-madness?source=feed#comment-176948 176948 Fri, 30 May 2008 15:21:50 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/78944-greenlight-puts-red-light-on-financials-fast-money-recap-5-23-08?source=feed#comment-175436 175436 Wed, 28 May 2008 15:15:13 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/74852-has-the-federal-reserve-become-too-powerful?source=feed#comment-159608 159608 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:59:16 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/69486-paul-krugman-wonders-if-he-is-dumb-i-say-no?source=feed#comment-129990 129990 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:26:05 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/69308-thornburg-mortgage-must-sell-its-soul-to-stay-afloat?source=feed#comment-129439 129439 securities. Many lenders either will go under or never recover from the lack of funding. Margin calls under the current circumstances should be on hold, except for egregious and flagrant borrowers. Thornburg is not one of the latter. Banks always win and dead bodies in the way will be brushed aside.]]> Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:54:39 -0400 securities. Many lenders either will go under or never recover from the lack of funding. Margin calls under the current circumstances should be on hold, except for egregious and flagrant borrowers. Thornburg is not one of the latter. Banks always win and dead bodies in the way will be brushed aside.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/68541-import-prices-and-retail-sales-two-more-clues-about-the-future?source=feed#comment-126598 126598 The ones most hurt are the retirees or near-retirees who will see lower CD/money market interest and reductions in their 401Ks and IRAs as well as their brokerage accounts. Is this not the case when the savings banks fouled up in the early 1990's? Retirees have higher inflation to contend with as well. Once over the hump Banks will mark up their loan portfolios and it will be business as usual. Is it any wonder Americans do not save more?? Rick]]> Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:01:27 -0400 The ones most hurt are the retirees or near-retirees who will see lower CD/money market interest and reductions in their 401Ks and IRAs as well as their brokerage accounts. Is this not the case when the savings banks fouled up in the early 1990's? Retirees have higher inflation to contend with as well. Once over the hump Banks will mark up their loan portfolios and it will be business as usual. Is it any wonder Americans do not save more?? Rick]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/68043-markets-look-set-up-for-an-ugly-fall?source=feed#comment-125228 125228 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:58:34 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/60126-recession-a-self-fulfilling-media-prophecy?source=feed#comment-110549 110549 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:30:34 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/58778-what-happens-when-globalization-goes-bad?source=feed#comment-107859 107859 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:25:04 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/57189-alan-greenspan-now-there-s-chutzpah?source=feed#comment-105230 105230 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:29:31 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/57053-greenspan-large-losses-loom?source=feed#comment-105228 105228 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:17:14 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/53446-the-fed-rate-cuts-do-they-really-help-the-economy?source=feed#comment-101459 101459 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:29:59 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/47649-the-fed-tries-to-save-the-economy-and-everybody-loses?source=feed#comment-96516 96516 Ben B successfully showed that he will be there to prevent panic and we were near the panic stage. He did what he perceived had to be done. ]]> Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:22:22 -0400 Ben B successfully showed that he will be there to prevent panic and we were near the panic stage. He did what he perceived had to be done. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/47317-alan-greenspan-s-kiss-and-tell?source=feed#comment-96177 96177 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:23:10 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/43945-president-bush-envisions-a-soft-landing-what-does-he-know?source=feed#comment-93265 93265 If she blames the Right for all her problems and the country's problems, she is a fool. But, we have room for fools here. We LOVE diversity. lets set up some special privileges for fools...]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:31:56 -0400 If she blames the Right for all her problems and the country's problems, she is a fool. But, we have room for fools here. We LOVE diversity. lets set up some special privileges for fools...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/42905-u-s-foreclosure-filings-shoot-up-realtytrac?source=feed#comment-92552 92552 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:20:33 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/42905-u-s-foreclosure-filings-shoot-up-realtytrac?source=feed#comment-92551 92551 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:20:17 -0400