The Impending Fiscal Cliff The political season - always a source of amusement and certainly a catalyst of volatility - has been largely ignored by the market thus far. Perhaps once a Republican candidate emerges from the primary wasteland, the market will begin to fully appreciate the …
iBanker Market Update (Part 3): VIX Vapor Rub
An Under-Appreciation Of Risk In the current marketplace buffeted by extraordinary amounts of liquidity both from the Fed and the ECB, it can be difficult to ascertain the real risk embedded in the current marketplace. The valuation and measure of risk is even more difficult when the sources of …
iBanker Market Update (Part 2)
Liquidity Is Not The Same As Solvency It's more than troubling to think that the market has essentially been focused on the same underlying issues surrounding the Eurozone for over two years now. Despite the prolific liquidity facilities aimed at both the European banking system and Greece, the …
iBanker Market Update: Skating On Thin Ice (Part 1)
As I write the latest installment of my market update / missive, I feel compelled to comment on the utter domination that took place in NOLA last week; and as much as I hate Kentucky, I can't help but love that fact that they won the National Title. If you remember, Vanderbilt happened to beat …
Link Wit It, Rock Wit It
There were some phenomenal posts in the Personal Finance blog-o-sphere this week. Here are a few of my favorites: Disadvantages Of The Roth IRA: Not All Is What It Seems Financial Samurai Why You Should Rollover Your 401(k) Life And My Finances Good And Bad Reasons To Contribute To A Roth …
Life Is A Subway Sandwich
Between my day job (investing money) and my hobby (blogging about money), it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that money is everything. As much as I encourage you to be conscious of your money, there are other things that will prove to be more important when it comes to improving your …
How To Pay Off Your Mortgage Quicker
How Can I Payoff My Mortgage Quicker? It's quite easy actually as it requires a simple budgeting technique. The majority of us budget on a monthly basis yet get paid on a biweekly basis. This means that we budget around 24 paychecks (2 per month), but we actually receive 26 paychecks each year …
