The perpetually wrong Federal Reserve, MBS anxiety, and dumb regulations…this is the reality, this is our terrain.How does one guarantee $18 trillion? MBS 2008 vs. MBS 2023. Understanding “hold-to-maturity” and “ready-for-sale.” We need a Fed reboot. Regulations need to be in black and white, not gray. www.watchdogonwallstreet.com http://www.watchdogonwallstreet.com/
Paying executives in stock grants is wrong!First Republic execs dump millions in stock before sell-off.www.watchdogonwallstreet.com http://www.watchdogonwallstreet.com/
Shotgun marriage weekend. Ladies and Gentlemen…start the blame game! What should we do with the Fed? How we consistently avoid for decades stepping in dog poop for our clients. www.watchdogonwallstreet.com
Trump and the inability to own up to bad decisions. A political sideshow that demonstrates that we are an unserious nation. Fix the problem, not the blame. www.watchdogonwallstreet.com
The music has stopped. The hype cycle is over. The bank sell-off rolls on. Money keeps flowing out. Get ready for a plethora of shotgun weddings. Back to life, back to reality. Scenes from . First Republic has got some issues. Ready, set panic??www.watchdogonwallstreet.com http://www.watchdogonwallstreet.com/
The Vampire Squid Strikes Again!Goldman Sachs completely dropped the ball in handling SVB’s capital raise…or did they??www.watchdogonwallstreet.com http://www.watchdogonwallstreet.com/
Having a really difficult time getting my head around how stupid these bankers, regulators and accountants can be. Understanding duration risk. Quite a bit of moral hazard around this bailout. Lies, half-truths, misdirection, crony capitalism and Silicon Valley Bank. The narrative being pushed by Washington and the media is a complete lie. This is a bailout for Silicon Valley, Venture Capital firms, irresponsible start ups and most importantly…Democratic donors. How to catch a falling knife? The perils of trying to get in at the bottom and out at the top. There is still a ton of risk in the regional banking sector. My Amazon tale. The death of startups??The whining and moaning from the “startup ecosystem” is annoying, pathetic and sad. Credit Suisse and contagion. How we navigate financial storms and corrections. What the three little pigs can teach us about portfolio management.
Kudos to Emmanuel Macron!The French President showed some guts and raised the retirement age in France from 62-64. We choose to pretend that there is no problem in the United States.www.watchdogonwallstreet.com http://www.watchdogonwallstreet.com/
Here we come to save the day!Bank rescues on the way. Why the coast is NOT clear.www.watchdogonwallstreet.com http://www.watchdogonwallstreet.com/
Barney Fife is on it. It’s not the regulations, it’s the regulators! www.watchdogonwallstreet.com http://www.watchdogonwallstreet.com/
Credit Suisse and contagion.How we navigate financial storms and corrections. What the three little pigs can teach us about portfolio management.www.watchdogonwallstreet.com http://www.watchdogonwallstreet.com/
The death of startups??The whining and moaning from the “startup ecosystem” is annoying, pathetic and sad.www.watchdogonwallstrteet.com http://www.watchdogonwallstrteet.com/
How to catch a falling knife?The perils of trying to get in at the bottom and out at the top. There is still a ton of risk in the regional banking sector. My Amazon tale.www.watchdogonwallstreet.com http://www.watchdogonwallstreet.com/
Lies, half-truths, misdirection, crony capitalism and Silicon Valley Bank.The narrative being pushed by Washington and the media is a complete lie. This is a bailout for Silicon Valley, Venture Capital firms, irresponsible start ups and most importantly…Democratic donors.www.watchdogonwallstreet.com http://www.watchdogonwallstreet.com/
ESG investing and Silicon Valley Bank.Stupid is as stupid does.www.watchdogonwallstreet.com http://www.watchdogonwallstreet.com/
Just another manic Monday…Having a really difficult time getting my head around how stupid these bankers, regulators and accountants can be. Understanding duration risk. Quite a bit of moral hazard around this bailout.www.watchdogonwallstreet.com http://www.watchdogonwallstreet.com/
SVB goes down.The domino effect is alive and well. Payrolls, real estate, personal savings, loans will be hit.www.watchdogonwallstreet.com http://www.watchdogonwallstreet.com/
Thank you, sir may I have another,…The very long list of insane in the membrane taxes in the Biden budget.www.watchdogonwallstreet.com http://www.watchdogonwallstreet.com/
The Fed’s “wrecking ball” claims its first victim. SVB looks to be going down. The sharks are starting to circle.
Compounding is the royal road to riches! Why dividends always. How to choose?
Less than zero...the sum of knowledge of the Fed, economists and most talking heads. Breaking down the Fed/Inflation/Markets. Higher rates are great for your portfolio. Crypto and cocaine. Kickback capitalism. The truth about taxes.
The truth about taxes.“Fair share” nonsense. A tax lesson from the neighborhood of make-believe restaurant.
Crypto and cocaine.I don’t want to regulate it; I want it to go away.
China, Russia, Ukraine, and the epic mismanagement of our defense.Why are we not ready for a “Great Power” conflict? Media is manufacturing stories about Nord Stream. They need to clean house at the Pentagon.
Powell, the Fed, Wall Street, most politicians, and the media are not telling you the truth about the economy and inflation. We do not need to put close to 4 million people out of work to curb inflation. It’s the supply, stupid.
There are good stock buybacks and bad stock buybacks…what is the difference.
The fed stole my tools! We are getting them back!The talking head portfolio managers are full of $%&@. Defy conventional wisdom. Markets did just fine with much higher rates. These are not high rates, these are normalized rates.
The Best of WatchDog on Wall Street.
The latest inflation numbers. $2.3 trillion in value drop in housing. Retirees lost 23% of their 401ks in 2022.Why dividends now and always. Some ideas for fixing Medicare. Our continued failure in public education. All about chickens. China’s 12-point plan for Ukraine is a dud. The folks at the View are a__h_les! FTX and election fraud. Politically correct people are not that bright.
Ash Wednesday, Lent and life and keeping it simple. Predictions for 2023---Track recordMaking sense out of economic crosscurrents and our market “prediction!” Household debt on the rise. What the auto market is telling us. Persistent grocery inflation. Real estate reality.The Fed and the too hot or too cold debate. Market prediction??!!? 60 Year career? Venture gnomes. Our debt blackhole and the donkeys and elephants that refuse to do anything. Interest, debt, and entitlement reality. Vivek is in