Monthly Archives: June 2022
The Decline and Fall of a High Finance Wizard
Citron trusted his clairvoyance. He believed he knew what the Fed was going to do before the Fed even knew. His apparent acumen had garnered him the highest reputation. He was regard a wizard of high finance. Continue reading
Burn, Baby, Burn!
Mayhem, like brutal bear markets and inner city riots, are facts of life. We’ll all get caught up in one here or there in our lifetimes. The challenge is to make it through with as little damage as possible. Continue reading
How Inflation Got Away from Washington Screw Ups
Being a government hack has its advantages. You get eleven paid holidays per year. You get promoted for poor performance. The benefits are superb. Best of all, you can get remarkably rich…even if you’re a screw up. Continue reading
How Quantitative Tightening Ends
The pursuit of decadence is always met with the painful reality that stopping the excess is much more difficult than starting. This realization, like a killer in the night, lies in wait until just after the point of no return. When the certain destruction cannot be undone. Continue reading