IN THIS ISSUE: No Doubt That Financial Reform is Needed Senate Financial Regulatory Reform Bill Ending “Too Big To Fail” The Volcker Rule & the Bailout Slush Fund “Angel” Investors & the New “Accredited” Investor Rule The Real Political Agenda of Financial...
Electing the Janitor-in-Chief Can't Borrow on Your Home? Whip out the Credit Card! Deficits as High as an Elephant's Eye Can You Count to 41? Chairs, Moving, and Tony Bennett This week we survey the economic landscape that the new president will inherit. It is a polite understatement to say that...
The BS from the BLS Help Me, Obi-John A New Program for All Investors 2,500,000 "Lost Jobs" and Counting Taking a Long-Term Perspective Leverage in Reverse Gear What's That Hissing Sound? A Response from Tiffani The official number for employment suggested a loss of 63,000 jobs. But could...
Goodbye To Alternative Investments For Many? Introduction Most of you reading this are at least somewhat familiar with the term " accredited investor ." In 1982, the Securities & Exchange Commission established that individuals with a net worth of $1,000,000 and/or annual income of at least...
Introduction I am in South Africa as this week's letter is being sent out; so it is with some irony that the letter is focused on a topic that generally concerns only US-based investors, although what the SEC does has an effect on regulatory bodies abroad. This is a letter you may want to forward...