Brady Willett

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• Bailout Madoff!

  Published 16 December 2008 | viewed 5,245 times

  With the financial markets already in a state of panic and the global recession expected to worsen in 2009, we can ill afford to allow…

• After General Bernanke Destroys The Deflationary Threat

  Published 28 November 2008 | viewed 4,901 times

  "...we will not stand down until we have achieved our goals of repairing and reforming our financial system, and thereby restoring prosperity to our economy."Ben…

• The Grass Isn't Always Greener

  Published 21 October 2008 | viewed 3,743 times

  With the U.S. bailout script now being adopted globally and panic-driven selling abating, a period of calm (albeit perhaps temporarily) has settled over the financial…

• Greatly Depressed U.S Assets?

  Published 09 October 2008 | viewed 5,426 times

  On August 14, 2008 Warren Buffett disclosed a position in NRG Inc. In reaction to this news the regular Buffett followers rejoiced, bid up shares…

• Gold Investments Market Update

  Published 03 October 2008 | viewed 4,069 times

  Gold fell sharply yesterday on lower oil prices and the recently surging dollar, despite unprecedented physical demand for coins and bars in the UK, US…

• A Necessary Evil

  Published 03 October 2008 | viewed 3,483 times

  Years from now conspiracy theorists will no doubt contend that the historic $700 billion 2008 bailout package came about because the Federal Reserve and U.S.…

• We All Scream For Ice Cream!

  Published 30 September 2008 | viewed 3,576 times

  The House of Representatives voted 'no' on a $700 billion bailout yesterday and investors reacted by punishing U.S. equities for an estimated $1.2 trillion loss.…

• Let Paulson and Bernanke Buy Some of This Crap

  Published 24 September 2008 | viewed 4,833 times

  The Treasury Secretary Paulson and Fed Chairman Bernanke bailout plan calls for $700 billion in taxpayer funds to be used to purchase assets that will…

• The Big Question

  Published 03 September 2008 | viewed 4,660 times

  With U.S. home prices crashing, inflation expectations rising, and consumer confidence plummeting, you would think that the U.S. economy would be shedding jobs at a…

• Of Misnomers, Fallacies, and Lies

  Published 31 July 2008 | viewed 3,575 times

  While Elton John made us think of Norma Jean as a candle in the wind, the financial markets in 2008 bring to mind a stick…

• Regulators, Saddle Up!

  Published 17 June 2008 | viewed 3,334 times

  Having watched the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) grapple with the unexpensed stock options problem for more than 3-decades, and still forced to watch the…

• Greenspan's Incessant Contradictions

  Published 27 May 2008 | viewed 2,753 times

  In yet another attempt to defend his legacy, Greenspan resorts to semantics and outrageous contradiction (FT Article). On the topic of asset 'bubbles' - which…

• A Rally To Nowhere

  Published 08 May 2008 | viewed 4,797 times

  The only thing remarkable about the recent rally in U.S. equities is how unremarkable it has been. To be sure, you would think that with…

• He Did It His Way (Unfortunately)

  Published 14 April 2008 | viewed 3,678 times

  Greenspan did another media tour last week, this time defending his legacy in the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, and on CNBC Television. Unfortunately the…

• Lenders of The Last Resort Unite!

  Published 14 March 2008 | viewed 3,439 times

  According to Bear Stearns CEO, Alan Schwartz, his company went from being a stable and liquid enterprise to nearly insolvent in the span of 24-hours.…

• Bernanke's Gold Show Must Go On?

  Published 05 March 2008 | viewed 4,879 times

  Ben Bernanke has attacked the threat of deflation with great zeal. We knew that he would. But what we don't know is how Mr. Bernanke…

• Cue Bernanke

  Published 22 January 2008 | viewed 3,023 times

  With the potentially multi-trillion dollar meltdown in the U.S. housing market well underway and a bear market in equities taking root, President Bush mentioned a…

• 2008: Is Bernanke The One?

  Published 07 January 2008 | viewed 5,117 times

  With most investors it is usually sub-conscious convictions that ultimately determine the investment path chosen. Formed partly from experience but largely by their character, there…

• Greenspan Sharpens His Comedy Routine

  Published 12 December 2007 | viewed 4,157 times

  In today's Wall Street Journal former Fed boss, Alan Greenspan, attempted yet again to explain why he wasn't to blame for all the 'bubbles' that…

• Popeye-Paulson Needs More Than Plain Spinach

  Published 03 December 2007 | viewed 4,378 times

  Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson was trying to strong-arm the supposedly free markets again last week, this time catching headlines for his fronting of the government's…