Central Bank Reform Bill 2010 We all want 'tough regulation', I would argue it doesn't need to be tougher, rather it needs to be more pragmatic and enforced, and of ... Continue reading
Negative Equity Financing I was on the panel on Frontline recently and during it I mentioned a thing called 'Negative Equity Financing', we were asked by a few j... Continue reading
A developers side of the story. I had an interesting conversation with a developer yesterday who's company is closing, they would have been a mid-range development com... Continue reading
An alternative to health insurance Problem: I received a renewal notice for my health insurance this week, and I got to thinking that the state facilitate health insuranc... Continue reading
For Sabrina: NAMA in Crayon What happens with NAMA: They buy loans (secured on properties) from the banks in order to remove doubt about the safety of the bank to ... Continue reading
Talking NAMA, how much is a billion? While we are all hearing about 'a billion this' and a 'billion that' for various financial institutions I would hope that we don't lose... Continue reading
Dear Deeter: your finance questions answered Dear Deeter, I haven't done anything wrong, in fact, I've done something right (just this once!)... I didn't crash my car or have any ... Continue reading
Talking to John Schroy As many of you know, when I like a person's ideas or research I'll generally try to call them and talk about whatever the topic is th... Continue reading