Open Thread: Greenspan’s Follies
Our earlier look at Age of Turbulence as well as the criticism by Gramlich and Poole created a lot of very interesting comments. You...
Poole: Save Fannie/Freddie, Then Dismantle Them
Its actually kind of ironic: Two Fed Governors warn Federal Reserve Chief Alan Greenspan about major problems — and are promptly...
Book Review: Age of Turbulence
I would NEVER buy Greenspan’s book. I think he is responsible for so many of the recent financial woes — inflation & $145...
WSJ-NBC Poll: Surprising Data
Surprising Polling Data via WSJ: Source:Gap Is Narrowing in Battleground StatesMcCain Chips Away At Obama’s Lead In...
Feedburner Fix Coming
You may have noted that the Feedburner RSS counter (at right) has disappeared, and some of you may not be getting the full RSS....
Would Benjamin Graham Buy Financials? (No!)
Jason Zweig has an interesting column today in the WSJ: Inquiring minds want to know: What would Graham do? This column, named after...
Have the Financials Bottomed?
Nicely structured reasoning via Barron’s Randall Forsyth: Borrowings at the Federal Reserve’s discount window averaged a...
Poole: Fannie, Freddie Should Be Private
William Poole, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, talks about Standard & Poor’s proposed downgrade of...
Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch (Oct. 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007,...