Here is the link to an informative article on nytimes, detailing the genesis and circumstances associated with the quantification of risk in a portfolio.
The book mentioned at the beginning of the article “Against the gods” is a part of a series of excellent books by Peter L Bernstein: Capital Ideas, Against the gods and The [...]
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Informative article on nytimes
Posted in Economy, Financial Markets, Incidental-musing, Investment, Stockmarket, tagged Economy, financial institutions, Financial Markets, Global Economy, Interesting books, risk, US Economy on January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Is 2008 is forgettable? No, Never… Not if we want don’t want to repeat it
Posted in Stockmarket, tagged financial institutions, Financial Markets, Global Economy, Stockmarket, US Economy on January 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve seen enough of the articles, which say 2008 is forgettable or imply this…
Here’s a sample.
Newyork Times:
Markets Limp Into 2009 After a Bruising Year
AP:
Stocks gain as investors try to forget 2008
SanJose Mercury News:
2008: For stock investors, a year to forget
Atlanta Journal Constitution:
Good riddance to 2008; it’s time to start over
Boston Herald:
2008: A year to forget
The [...]
Proposed IPO of Visa — Slippery territory
Posted in Economy, Financial Markets, Investment, Stockmarket, tagged Credit card companies, financial institutions, IPO, Visa, Visa IPO on February 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Apparently visa has decided that it will come out with the largest IPO ever in US stock market. As i see it, this is a risky maneuver for buyers. Currently financial industry is trversing an inflection point, asset repricing is in progress and most financial institutions are increasingly looking at monetizing as many different types [...]
