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RCM Comment: Today on Bloomberg TV a promotion is running urging viewers to watch the 7:00 pm show, No Visibility Ahead: Predicting What’s Next, during which a moderator will question a panel about the current economic situation and the credit crisis. This panel will include the likes of Jack Welch and Meredith Whitney. I imagine this will be an interesting […]
RCM Comment: I posted a challenge yesterday and as yet only one taker. I received an email from Gary Rosenthal (a/k/a, Dad) labeling the stories correctly. So, is the contest over? Should I send him the prize? I think the answer has to be, no, on account of the proverbial apple and its proximity to the tree perhaps disqualifying Dad. […]
As early as next week, the Obama administration is expected to unveil plans to dismantle parts of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in a regulatory reorganization. A proposal, still believed by many to be in draft form, is rumored to reallocate regulatory supervision of the financial titans — those institutions deemed too large to fail — to the Federal […]
RCM Comment: For today’s read I have put together a selection of stories for your amusement. One story is a fantasy, one a horror and one a Greek tragedy. Let’s make this Audience Participation Day: The first person to send me a comment labeling the stories correctly will receive a genuine Rosenthal Capital Management polo shirt. Good luck… ECONX Consumer […]
Happy Tuesday, I hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend! I got to my desk this morning, and found that someone had IM’d me this video over the weekend. It’s a great country song by Merle Hazard about Hedge funds, sung as a spoof of D-I-V-O-R-C-E. Worth a watch 🙂 Have a great week! PS: We’re working on […]
RCM Comment: The US$ is breaking down again today and has taken out key support. I continue to write about this weakness because the ramifications of the continued demise of the US$ are far reaching. Allow me to list a few thoughts to keep in mind while we watch the US$ developments: Weakness in the US$ goes hand in hand […]
FT – The US Treasury would provide a backstop to stricken states like California, which are struggling to raise debt, under legislation due to be introduced to Congress. Proposals published on Thursday would see the Treasury acting as a reinsurer in the market and the Federal Reserve setting up bond purchase agreements, which were commonly provided by banks until the […]
By Steven M. Etkind and Roger D. Lorence The Treasury Department has released its lengthy explanation of the President’s wide-ranging tax proposals. The President aims to deliver on both tax “fairness,” especially the ending of perceived tax abuses and “loopholes,” and increasing federal tax revenues. Particularly hard hit would be U.S. businesses with operations outside the U.S. and the financial […]
Liquidity is a critical, yet often overlooked, risk constraint. The reason it is frequently ignored is because position size is throttled by heuristics and mental calculation instead of having a repeatable method to factor liquidity into how the fund sizes positions. Alpha Theory has developed a simple calculation to help determine portfolio liquidity constraints. Start by determining the minimum and […]
News that Moves: GM Bankruptcy & Obama Comments, Fed Mortgage Efforts, California’s ‘A’ rating in question
Securitization is like fertilizer. You can grow tomatoes or blow up buildings. -Simon Mikhailovich RCM Comment: The government sponsored bankruptcy of GM goes into effect today. President Obama tried to give an encouraging speech this morning from the White House stressing his desire not to run a car company. He tried to make it clear that government ownership of corporations […]