Understanding why mortgage rates MUST rise. We have been saying for some time that interest rates on mortgages must rise, you can look at supply and demand, or you can look at the... Continue reading
Oil at $20? (podcast here) Verleger talks about oil falling to c. $20 which may seem outlandish at the moment but the reality is that oil will lik... Continue reading
If you are in financial trouble, don’t be an idiot A part of me feels bad about not having any pity for some of the people who recently had their homes repossessed. Note: I said some not... Continue reading
The credit crisis visualised This is an interesting animated film on the origins of the crisis, it holds with the view that banks were only ever a part of the probl... Continue reading
Toxic traders, capitalising on volumes Joe Saluzzi of Themis Trading (I mistakenly read the link initially as 'the mistrading'!) have recently published a paper which accuses... Continue reading
Supply, Demand, & Prices of Irish Property – A talk by Ronan Lyons Ronan Lyons gave a talk to CFA Ireland on the 9th of July on the topic 'Supply, Demand, & Prices in Irish Property'. Ronan is on... Continue reading
Are you getting your full tax relief? There was an article in one of Ireland's national newspapers last week describing the major issues surrounding the rescinding and subse... Continue reading
Short selling, what is it? Why would a person do it? When you're bullish (think prices will rise) on the market or a stock, you go long (buy and hold, one day sell). When you're bearish (t... Continue reading
When will the internet become stupid? When I was doing a final year project in DIT Mountjoy Square back in 1996 the task was to create a comprehensive business plan for a co... Continue reading