Saturday, October 30, 2010

Constructive Criticism: The death of candor.

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"When two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary." ~ William Wrigley, Jr. "We would have had more time to...
Thursday, October 21, 2010

Guest Post: 3rd Quarter Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

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What are the Markets Thinking? Bond markets have been the big winners in the third quarter. Rates have fallen to incredible lows; Pimco, a l...
Sunday, October 17, 2010

The Economy of Scale Myth: Go Big or Go Home

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I wrote a post a couple of months ago regarding diseconomies of scale under the premise that at some asset size-point, getting larger does n...
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Saturday, October 02, 2010

Does it all have to be about the spread? My thoughts on fee income.

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In a previous post I mentioned that my wife and I are refinancing our mortgage because of the extraordinarily low rates available (see link ...
Sunday, September 19, 2010

Wanted: A Few Good Bankers

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Banking is under assault by lawmakers, regulators, and the public. What started as the mortgage crisis, advanced to a Wall Street crisis, an...
Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Ficticious Interview: Senator Chis Dodd and Rep. Barney Frank

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Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) were primary sponsors for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Pr...
Sunday, September 12, 2010

Banking School: Effective Decision Making

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On occasion I have the privilege of attending a banking conference in a swanky locale. Last month, I attended a gathering of Pennsylvania ba...
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