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Kicked Out of Finance and into Journalism

However, we have entered a new era, thanks to the internet. Before long, miscreants will have to change their names. Google everyone whose advice influences you.

A Different Approach to Economic Forecasting: A Hard Look at Whitney's Skill

Thanks for link to Ted Williams article: you hit a homer on that one.

Two Safe Havens

Everything has a good price - there just may not be a willing seller. Is the supply of TIPS unlimited if the herd follows Felix's advice?

Goldman Sachs' Not-Very-Charitable Foundation

The IRS form requires that they pledge to make it available to the public: call Goldman up and ask them. The form also lists the members of the board, which should be interesting.

William White: 'It's 2003 All Over Again'

Because any taker of the second option could not be re-elected. The voters will go with extend and pretend, as the Japanese have for nearly 20 years.

Rent-To-Buy

"...the buyer ends up owning the house after a set number of years paying rent." With no down payment we're talking 20 or more years here. The contract could end up in the seller's estate.

"...the house is essentially placed in escrow..." Not really: enforcement of the contract might require going to court. The seller would repossess, but at great cost. Unless the German government is the escrow agent and then they might as well get into banking. Hmm...sounds like our GSEs.

Building Boring Nationalized Companies

You're back just in time to write the 200th or so article on SA commenting on Buffett's recent purchase.

How Long Can Public Pensions Continue?

On another hand, Oregon public agencies, including the pension fund PERS, have been betting bond money on the markets: www.statesmanjournal.c...

Richmond Fed: GSEs Encourage Mortgage Defaults

Link to Fed paper www.richmondfed.org/pu...

Richmond Fed: GSEs Encourage Mortgage Defaults

The double negatives are in the prevailing academic style, which is "not without" adherents.

The Real Problem with ETNs: The Spreads

Other than that, Mrs Lincoln, how was the play?

Whose Face Should Grace the $1 Million Bill?

To represent the US tax-payer/consumer, I nominate Alfred E. Neuman en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... with his motto "What, me worry?"

The Chamber of Commerce Has It Backwards

It's time for the president to take his eye off the 2010 and 2012 elections and do what's right for the country. Lincoln would have.

Regarding Osinski, Toxic Assets, and Felix Salmon

So why did you submit the article - to prove you're smarter than the rest of us?

Naked-Shorting Datapoint of the Day, Carl Icahn Edition

Unless he's too big to fail.


On Oct 14 05:02 PM Tom Armistead wrote:

> He who sells what is not his'n,
> Must buy it back, or go to prison.