Our ten most-popular articles from the past year include coverage of the ever-unfolding European sovereign debt crisis, how the election cycle affects the markets, and Warren Buffett’s secret sauce. Read more
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Finance professor Amir Sufi of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business argues that the severe U.S. recession and Europe’s ongoing economic woes can best be explained as aggregate demand and leverage problems that cannot be effectively treated through monetary policy initiatives alone. Read more
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According to Jerry H. Tempelman, CFA, a more permanent solution to the European sovereign debt crisis will have to come not from the ECB but from the governments and citizens of its constituent countries. Read more
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Critics of former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan’s tenure at the Fed — there’s no shortage — may well consider his bullish call on stocks a contrary indicator. Read more
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Jason A. Voss, CFA, Content Director for Fixed Income at CFA Institute shares his roundup of top fixed income stories for the previous month. Complete with links to related content. Read more
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I’m always curious to explore problems from many angles. So, this month I’ve decided to explore some nontraditional angles to examine why governments around the world have so much debt. Read more
Leave a Comment “To be or not to be” is not just for Hamlet, it’s the existential question of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), the ruling body on credit default swaps. After much ballyhoo about whether or not Greece’s restructuring would technically qualify as a default, the ISDA ruled that Greece’s restructuring in March is in fact a default, thereby triggering credit default swaps on Greece sovereign debt. Read more
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Could it be that the Holy Grail has been spotted at the recent Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Risk Management Conference? Well not quite, but there was much discussion about what I believe to be the most significant development of … Read more
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