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Pardon the infrequency of posting. I have been having internet issues. 1) A response to those commenting on my piece A Stylized View of the Global Economy: when I say stylized, is does not mean that every nation fits the...
Read MoreAuthor: David Merkel
AEI: Preventing the Next Bubble
While trying to figure out what I should do, given the demise of my prior firm, I have been attending some events in Washington, DC to stay sharp, and consider what others are saying on public policy issues. So, on Monday I...
Read MoreA Stylized View of the Global Economy
Let’s try a thought experiment. Divide the would into two camps. 1) Countries that are importing more than they export, and are increasing debt levels. 2) Countries that are exporting more than they import, and are acquiring...
Read MoreBook Review: Confidence Game
This book review is special to me. I don’t often get quoted in books, but in this book I get quoted on page 98. Here is the quotation: When I asked an insurance analyst whether he thought the credit rating companies would ever...
Read MoreChanges for David
I delayed writing about this for a few days to give Finacorp time to take care of a few items. Here is what Finacorp distributed to clients last week: [Finacorp logo — contact data] With the numerous recent changes at...
Read MoreA Summary of my Writings on Analyzing Insurance Stocks
Well, whaddaya know? I received a nice mention at The Ideas Report For Serious Investors. Unexpected, and an honor. I really like their blog and have added it to my RSS reader. So, I left them this comment, which is not...
Read MoreUsing Industry Rotation to Gain an Edge, Maybe
For the last year and three months I have written a weekly piece on industry rotation that is largely based off of price momentum, and described in this old piece that I wrote: A Different Look at Industry Momentum. I have my...
Read MoreMorning Financials Update
Big Movers Top 20 Financial Stock Movers Company [ticker] News Price Move Washington Mutual Inc [WAMUQ] Valuation-insensitive buyers on high volume and no news. 13% Pacific Capital Bancorp NA [PCBC] Strong buying at the open...
Read MoreYield, the Oldest Scam in the Books
There are two ways to fleece (cheat) someone: appeal to their greed, or appeal to their fear. But the most effective approach that I know of is to appeal to elderly investors who did not save enough, and are finding it...
Read More“The New Normal” aka Ruin Nation
I have a phrase that I use to describe the current difficulties within state and local governments; I call it “The New Normal.” The phrase is cribbed from PIMCO, but with me this phrase has a different meaning. It starts with...
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