Prudential A Franchise Pick As Jefferies Initiates Coverage On 12 Life Insurers
Jefferies analyst Colin Devine initiated coverage on the shares of Prudential Financial and eleven other life insurers in the United … Read more
Month: January 2015
Bruce Berkowitz 2014 Letter To Investors: Fannie, Freddie, BAC, AIG
Bruce Berkowitz’s Fairholme Fund 2014 annual report (lots on Fannie Mae for those interested) AIG and Bank of America – the … Read more
Post Mortem on the Swiss Franc Euro-Peg Shock
Post Mortem on the Swiss Franc’s Euro-Peg by Frank Shostak, Mises On January 15, 2015 the Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced … Read more
The Bond Market Reaches Tulip Bubble Proportions
The Bond Market Has Reached Tulip Bubble Proportions By EconMatters Fed Officials Trying to Send Signals to the Bond Market … Read more
New Year’s Retirement Resolution to Keep: Develop a Social Security Strategy
New Year’s Retirement Resolution to Keep: Develop a Social Security Strategy by Gail Buckner, CFP®, Franklin Templeton Investments On January … Read more
Hedge Fund Crowding Costs – A Look At SanDisk
Hedge Fund Crowding Costs – SanDisk by AlphaBetaWorks Charts SanDisk was down 14% following a disappointing pre-announcement. This is a … Read more
Warnings from the Enron Message Board
H/T Quoth The Raven for this interesting find Warnings from the Enron Message Board James Felton Central Michigan University – … Read more
John Maynard Keynes Was A Mediocre Currency Trader: Study
It turns out that John Maynard Keynes, the father of modern macroeconomics, was a bit of a speculator. A September … Read more
Intuit CEO: In Business, Love Means Having to Say You’re Sorry
Intuit CEO: In Business, Love Means Having to Say You’re Sorry by Brad Smith, via LinkedIn The old adage – … Read more
iPhone 7 vs. Galaxy S6 – New Features Compared
With both Samsung and Apple having announced their quarterly earnings in the last couple of days, both companies will now … Read more
Large Banks Still Pressured By Slim Net Interest Margins
A Sterne Agee report notes low interest rates squeezing bank margins Profit margins for traditional banking operations have been tight … Read more
US Goldilocks Economy To Continue Through 2015: Commonfund
A January report from nonprofit investment firm Commonfund argues that the U.S. economy remains in a “sweet spot” for continued … Read more
Harvard Computer System Fuels Our Understanding Of The Brain
Faculty and researchers are using big data to answer society’s most challenging questions, and doing it with the help of … Read more
U.S. vs. Russia – Military Might
Which of the two superpowers has the greater military provisions? US or Russia? The historical relationship between the United States … Read more