Tag Archives: Finance
The Key Business Concepts Missing From The National Debt Debate
In business, if you decide to do a project you scope out the project. You estimate what it will cost, over what time frame it will produce results, and so on. Then you decide how to finance it. There are … Continue reading
Global meltdown: Bush saves the day! (in 40 minutes!)
Meetings! I just love meetings … no, I don’t. I hate meetings. But perhaps that’s just because I’m no good at running them. According to an MSNBC article today, Bush met with the leaders of 20 countries Saturday night. To … Continue reading
Why the finance industry should accept much more blame for the crisis.
If what we want to do is point fingers, there’s plenty of blame to go around. At the end of the day, though, I hold the creators of the securities as being far more responsible than the home buyers. Professionals … Continue reading
Greenspan? Rapidly approaching status of "bad joke" in my mind.
According to a New York Times article about Greenspan and his policies today, Greenspan is defending his stance on derivatives (he was pro-derivatives) by saying the whole imploding economy is because of people acting in bad faith in the markets, … Continue reading
Investors warn against eliminating guidance… especially if they have no talent.
Investors say it’s a bad idea for companies to stop giving quarterly guidance. I think investors are just flat-out wrong. Quarterly guidance certainly distorts management decision-making, so we know it’s bad for the companies. It’s good for investors because it … Continue reading
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