Does A $700 Billion Bailout For Banks Prevent Foreclosures For Homeowners?

September 26, 2008 · Filed Under Main Page, Money and Real Estate Investing · Comment 

The top item in the news in the last week has been the financial crisis facing the banks.  Yesterday, Washington Mutual was seized by the FDIC. This is the largest bank failure in United States history. WaMu was then sold to JP Morgan Chase, to further consolidate the banking industry into a handful of giant banks. Read more

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Using Leverage To Create Weapons Of Financial Mass Destruction

September 25, 2008 · Filed Under Main Page, Money and Real Estate Investing · Comment 

Leverage creates wealth. This has been the promise behind the real estate boom. Now that the boom has gone bust, what is the role of leverage in the current financial crisis?

Greed is blamed for much of the economic crisis currently facing us. But blaming greed misses the real point. Greed needs a mechanism—a tool—to put greed to work. This tool has been touted as the magic money-making tool. What is the tool? It is leverage. Read more

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Greenspan’s Folly: Why Lack of Regulation By The Federal Reserve Is The Root Cause Of The Current Financial Mess

September 17, 2008 · Filed Under Main Page, Money and The Federal Reserve · Comment 

John McCain claims that Wall Street greed is responsible for the current financial mess behind the bank failures and the subprime mortgage debacle.  Michael Hirsh has written a significant article that places the blame squarely on the refusal of the Federal Reserve under Alan Greenspan to use its regulatory authority.  Read more

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