The Institutional Risk Analyst

If Thomas Edison were alive today, would he tell Elon Musk to make electric cars with batteries?

Remembering that former Fed Chairs Bernanke/Yellen et al dispensed with the inverse relationship between stocks and bonds as a result of QE, the next surge for the exit may look different from December. When we see all of the yields on the Treasury curve heading higher, this under the dead weight of new issuance, then the great unwind in equities may also accelerate.

Watching the meltdown of Tesla Motors (TSLA) founder and CEO Elon Musk last week unfold in the pages of The New York Times, we are reminded that enterprises need both vision and operating smarts to be successful. It was obvious years ago that Elon Musk needed help to build a new car company. Yet somehow the members of the board of directors of TSLA did nothing as Elon Musk led this extraordinary endeavor.