Monthly Archives: March, 2023
Treasury Studying How to Increase Deposit Insurance
Big news here, even if there isn’t yet an explicit guarantee. Treasury Secretary Yellen indicated policymakers may intervene to protect depositors at smaller banks....
Your Survival Guy’s BEST Insider’s Guide to Key West
Happy Monday from New England. Your Survival Guy’s thin blood is adjusting to the cold, having just returned from a tropical island getaway to...
For Whom Is Your Portfolio Serving?
Pressure and prices are no friend of the Prudent Man. When there’s pressure for your portfolio to “do something,” then you’ve already lost the...
Who’s to Blame for Banking Vulnerability?
In Barron's, Viral V. Acharya and Raghuram Rajan explain how quantitative easing may have left the banking system vulnerable to volatility. They conclude:
There is plenty of...
Mortgage Market Not Expected to Settle Down Soon
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank has created volatility in mortgage markets, and according to Jennifer Hughes in the Financial Times,...