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Wall Street Meltdown
2008-02-08 05:26:00 A funny video that also does a good job of summarizing the problems on Wall Street . More About: Investment Banking
VISA IPO - Goldman Sachs Financial Institutions Group
2008-01-12 19:35:00 Overview: Visa , a leading provider of credit and debit cards, plans to raise up to $10 billion in the second largest IPO in United States history. The San Francisco-based company processes more than half of all credit card transactions in the United States and has a strong global brand. Visa plans to be listed under the ... More About: Financial , Goldman Sachs , Group , Institutions
Rothschild - Firm Overview
2008-01-10 00:38:00 Rothschild is an over 200-year-old international investment bank that primarily provides investment banking, corporate banking, and private banking and trust services to business, governments, and individuals. The London based firm has over 2,000 employees worldwide. By utilizing advanced information and new approaches and solutions Rothschild attempts to have a competitive edge that can help clients With ... More About: Overview , Investment Banking , Rothschild
When to Issue Debt Versus Equity
2007-11-06 02:41:00 Companies face the challenge of determining whether to issue debt or equity for financing needs. Issuance of debt or equity both have advantages and disadvantages. Advantages of Issuing Debt : 1. Issuance of debt has a tax benefit because of the debt tax shield. The interest payments to debt owners are expensed, causing a reduction taxable income. A ... More About: Versus , Equity , Issue
WallStreetOasis.com
2007-10-28 15:08:00 I am very interested in investment banking. Currently, I am searching for internships related to investment banking, asset management, or equity research. WallStreetOasis.com is a great resource for this job search. The forum contains a wide variety of wall street professionals and other students searching for similar careers. Combined, the group serves to facilitate a ... More About: Walls
Liar?s Poker
2007-09-03 05:27:00 I just finished reading Liar ’s Poke r by Michael Lewis. Liar’s Poker is Lewis’s account of his four years (from 1984-1987) working on Wall Street for Salomon Brothers. Lewis details his career from the first days of training to his later success in bond sales and trading. The book is filled with Wall Street greed, trickery, deceit, innovation, and ... More About: Investing
LIBOR ? London Interbank Offered Rate
2007-08-29 17:50:00 LIBOR stands for London interbank offered rate. Banks in London, similar to the United States, can exchange money between banks. LIBOR is the rate at which banks borrow funds from other banks in the London interbank market. LIBOR Calculation LIBOR is an average of actual rates used by banks. To calculate LIBOR, the British Banker?s Association (BBA), ... More About: Investing , Rate , Offer
In Investing, You Get What You Don?t Pay For - Speech by John Bogle
2007-08-11 20:32:00 In Investing , You Get What You Don’t Pay For Remarks by John C. Bogle Founder and Former Chairman, The Vanguard Group The World Money Show February 2, 2005 Orlando, Florida I’m delighted to be here again to keynote this conference. One very important thing has changed since I last spoke here six years ago, and two vital elements have remained unchanged. ... More About: Speech
130/30 Fund Strategies
2007-08-10 20:24:00 As the popularity of hedge fund strategies increases, the influence of these strategies in the traditional mutual fund world continues to grow. Once limited to only high net worth accredited individuals or institutional investors, many hedge fund strategies are now be deployed within mutual funds. 130/30 funds are one of these new mutual fund structures. The 130/30 ... More About: Strategies , Fund , Rate
Merger or Risk Arbitrage Overview
2007-08-09 07:41:00 Introduction to Merge r Arbitrage Merger arbitrage, also known as risk arbitrage, is an event driven trading strategy that attempts to exploit the market price spreads of equities during the merger process. When one corporation announces plans to purchase another corporation, the target corporation’s market price normally increases to a price slightly below the offer price. Because the merger ... More About: Risk , Overview
George Soros Theory of Reflexivity MIT Speech
2007-08-07 21:04:00 The MIT Department of Economics World Economy Laboratory Conference Washington, D.C. Delivered April 26, 1994 When Rudi Dornbusch invited me to speak at this conference, he gave me a totally free hand in deciding what I wanted to talk about. Well, I want to discuss a subject which fascinates me but doesn?t seem to interest others very much. ... More About: Theory , George , George Soros , Speech , Soros
Theory of Reflexivity
2007-08-07 05:59:00 George Soros George Soros is an extremely successful stock speculator and investor. From 1970 to 1980, Soros’s Quantum Fund returned an average of 42.5% per year. Forbes ranked Soros as the 24th wealthiest person in the world in 2004, with an estimated net worth of $7.2 billion. Soros is famously known for breaking the Bank of England in ... More About: Theory , Lexi , Theo
Finally Done Updating
2007-08-06 04:29:00 I have finally finished updating this blog and moving to Wordpress. This process took longer than I expected, but I have learned a large amount about Wordpress. I think the move to Wordpress will be very helpful in the long-run. I apologize for the lack of posting the past week. New Features The blog has some new ... More About: Site News , Finally , Fina , Ally , Done
Site Update
2007-07-26 06:51:00 I have decided to move this blog from Blogger to Wordpress. Wordpress is a blogging platform that has many more features and will allow me to customize the blog more. Also, Wordpress is more reader friendly than Blogger, so hopefully it will provide a better experience for everyone. I’m not sure when this transition will be ... More About: Site News , Site , Update
Yankee Bonds
2007-07-25 06:21:00 No, this post is not about the New York Yankees or Barry Bonds , despite the picture. This post is about a much more interesting topic, Yankee bonds. Yankee bonds are dollar-denominated bonds issued in the United States by foreign corporations, banks, and governments. Yankee bonds are registered with the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) and ...
Hedge Fund of Funds
2007-07-24 06:11:00 Hedge fund of funds are investments that invest in other hedge funds. Hedge fund of funds provide opportunities for increased diversification, access to highly desirable funds, and fund selection and monitoring expertise. However, hedge fund of funds include a double layer of fees, dramatically reducing the investments’ appeal. Hedge fund of funds allocate contributed capital between ... More About: Fund , Hedge , Funds , Hedge Fund
Roth 401k Overview
2007-07-23 02:01:00 The Roth 401k allows participants to contribute after-tax dollars but then withdrawal tax-free dollars during retirement. This way, you can spend more on that retirement beach front property, and send less money to the IRS. Unlike the Roth 401k, participants using traditional 401k accounts contribute pre-tax dollars that reduces taxable income. However, the dollars contributed ... More About: Retirement , Overview
GSTrUE: Goldman Sachs?s Tradable Unregistered Equity OTC Market
2007-07-20 06:12:00 As private equity, hedge funds, and other alternative asset management firms seek additional capital, keeping internal operations confidential remains an important priority. These companies rely on secrecy and limited disclosure to protect future plans, unique trading strategies, or other business practices. Because of this need to keep operations confidential, raising capital through global exchanges that ... More About: Market , Goldman Sachs , Register , Equity , Regis
Carbon Credits: An Emissions Trading Market Created to Reduce Global Warmin
2007-07-19 06:47:00 As global economies grow, use more natural resources, and emit more Carbon Dioxide (CO2), more solutions will be needed to reduce global warming. The financial markets provide one unique way of limiting CO2 emissions through the creation of a carbon credit market. Each carbon credit represents one tonne of C02. The carbon credit market creates ... More About: Market , Trading , Emissions , Global
Finance, Investing, and Economics Reading List
2007-07-17 02:44:00 The following are books I have read and am currently reading. These books focus on a wide variety of finance, investing, and economics topics. I have learned a great deal by reading and studying a variety of information, including many books. Many of these books are highly recommended by investment professionals and academics. I hope you will ... More About: Economics , Reading , Finance , Investing , List
Henry Paulson, Jr. Inteview by Charlie Rose at the Harvard Business School
2007-07-16 06:22:00 Henry Paulson JR is the United States Treasury Secretary. Paulson has been serving as Treasury Secretary since May 30, 2006. In addition, Paulson serves as a member of the the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Board of Governors. Before becoming Treasury Secretary, Paulson served as CEO and Chairman of Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs is one ... More About: Business , Economics , Harvard , School , Henry
Stay the Course: A Critical Lesson for Long Term Investors
2007-07-14 00:52:00 “History shows that in the long run a thoughtfully designed, diversified strategy of “passive” funds typically beats all but a few active managers. It’s not easy to structure and maintain such a strategy. It requires some initial research and discipline to stay the course. But it?s much easier than predicting which active managers will randomly ... More About: Investing , Long , Lesson , Investors , Esso
Retirement Calculators Review
2007-07-13 00:58:00 Determining when to retire is a very difficult task. A variety of free retirement calculators are available online that allow users to analyze retirement strategies. However, these retirement calculators are not all built alike. Different retirement calculators require different information that effects the calculation quality. Key Characteristics of a Good Retire ment CalculatorWhile almost all of the ... More About: Review , Calculators , Tire |
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