Monthly Archives: January 2012

Speaking of parasites…Wall Street bank bonuses will reportedly be down 20 to 30 percent this year.  CNBC’s Gary Kaminsky argues they should be down even more given the poor performance of the stocks. Here is the direct link.

I am not much enamoured by any of the Republican candidates to date.  At this rate, we may see Obama rewarded with a second term not by merit but simply by default.   Frontrunner Romney strikes me as cheesy at least.  But they … Continue reading →

Great article in Baron’s on the challenges and hurdles facing those trying to manage risk to capital in investment markets.  The long-always shills will no doubt cite this article as grounds for their ‘ buy and hold’ mantra, but actually the article is much better than … Continue reading →