The Institutional Risk Analyst

Justice Louis D. Brandeis Time Magazine, July 7, 1930 This week in The Institutional Risk Analyst, we feature a blog post by Christopher...

To read our post in The American Conservative on the growing bitcoin fraud, see the link at the end of this issue. Happy holidays! The US...

In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, let’s first ponder last week’s revelations that the European Central Bank is taking a...

Palm Beach | We think 2017 will be remembered as the Year of the Bubbles. Everywhere you look, whether its stocks or real estate or even...

Atlanta | Is a conundrum worse than a dilemma? One of the more important and least discussed factors affecting the financial markets is...

New York | The term “Greenspan Put” was coined after the stock market crash of 1987 and the subsequent bailout of Long Term Capital...

Trump Pavilion from the Van Wyck Expressway New York | Q: Besides stocks, what asset class has benefitted the most from the radical...

President Donald Trump just completed a relatively upbeat swing through Asia, but made some ominous references to future trade action in...

Writing this week in Barron’s, Harvard economist Martin Feldstein nails the proverbial issue of excessive debt square on when he notes...

New York | During our travels over the past two weeks, we tried to keep up with the financial press, particularly the growing sense of...

Tomás de Torquemada (1420-1498) “Assassins Creed” Denver | This week The Institutional Risk Analyst is in Rocky Mountain country for the...

The Hague | Almost as soon as it started, the excitement surrounding earnings for financials in Q3 2017 dissipated like air leaving a...

Happy Columbus Day! Last week financials continued their relentless march toward the sky as investors chased the happy prospect of higher...

“The great wheel of circulation is altogether different from the goods which are circulated by means of it. The revenue of the society...

New York | We start the week in downtown Manhattan with a presentation to the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers in...

Washington | Some of the housing industry’s largest trade groups reportedly want housing finance agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to...

Austin | Last week we heard optimistic noises coming from some of the top executives in the world of mortgage finance at the...

Brooklyn | In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we speak to Paul Murphy, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director,...

New York | Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s defense of the benefits of regulation last week in Jackson Hole probably killed her chances for...

New York | After several weeks on the road talking to mortgage professionals and business owners, below is an update on the world of...