The Widening Gap: The Great Recession’s Impact on State Pension and Retiree Health Care Costs
When you read this article, you wonder if not every municipality and state in the country will have to go bankrupt or reorg in some manner to deal with this problem. I don't think I'd own anything…
Get ready to be squeezed some more
How they plan on raising your property taxes Why States Need to Restructure Pension Obligations Published: Tuesday, 12 Jul 2011 | 9:45 AM ET Text Size By: Jonathan S. Henes Partner, Kirkland…
Hayman Capital’s Kyle Bass says “Buy Guns and Gold”
Actually this is a summary of the introduction from Michael Lewis's new book, Boomerang, which we are giving away this month. Definitely read it. Hayman Capital’s Kyle Bass says “Buy Guns and…
Analysis: Pension woes are complicating retirement | Reuters
By Jilian Mincer NEW YORK | Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:39am EDT (Reuters) - Deteriorating conditions in the pension system are jeopardizing the lump sum payouts workers count on, and pushing some workers to…
Global Pain Hits Asia Markets Hardest - WSJ.com
By ALEX FRANGOS HONG KONG—Though the world's economic and financial problems are largely concentrated elsewhere, markets in Asia have been hit hard in recent weeks, falling more than those in the…
EconoMonitor : The Wilder View » Linking Sovereign Risk to Corporate Credit Spreads in Europe
Linking Sovereign Risk to Corporate Credit Spreads in Europe Author: Rebecca Wilder · September 24th, 2011 · Comments (3) Financial firms in Europe and the US are hitting crisis mode, as…
Echoes of 2008: Here we go again | The Economist
Echoes of 2008 Here we go again The Europeans are pushing the global banking system to the edge Oct 8th 2011 | from the print edition YOU know something bad is going to happen in a horror film when…
How well are you Hedged?
Why should you hedge?. The answer is simple, you can secure profits long term if you limit your risk. To understand hedging you must first understand a basic but ignored concept that all investors…