Posts Tagged ‘Finance’

VIDEO: The Latest Trends in the Capital Markets with John K. Paglia

An in-depth look at the current state of financing for privately-held businesses.

January 25th, 2012 - By Alexandra Cox


VIDEO: Dr. Joetta Forsyth Discusses the Perils of Financial Illiteracy

The financial crisis is a clear demonstration of the desperate need for people to receive financial training.

October 25th, 2011 - By Audra Quinn


GBR Market Wrap: Will the United States Be Downgraded from the Triple-A Debt Club?

While the U.S. still enjoys its highly coveted AAA rating, phrases like “the clowns in Washington” do not exactly sound encouraging to lenders.

July 29th, 2011 - By Clemens Kownatzki, MBA


GBR Market Wrap: Dodd-Frank Report Card

While the debate about Dodd-Frank’s effectiveness continues, we must wonder what all the other regulatory agencies have been doing all along?

July 24th, 2011 - By Clemens Kownatzki, MBA


GBR Market Wrap: Halftime Reports and Happy Fourth!

In this Week’s Issue: July 1, 2011 Weekly Snapshot Market Barometers Halftime Reports Recommended Read/Audio Weekly Snapshot • Euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 9.9% in May (Eurostat) • Purchasing managers’ indexes in Asia and Europe at multi-month lows (Reuters) • Japan’s Tankan survey shows sentiment worsened sharply after quake (WSJ) • U.S. corn futures [...]

July 1st, 2011 - By Clemens Kownatzki, MBA


GBR Market Wrap: June 17, 2011

Market Wrap offers a summary of this week’s interesting market events and major economic news from financial risk-management expert Clemens Kownatzki.

June 17th, 2011 - By Clemens Kownatzki, MBA


Market Wrap: May 20, 2011

Market Wrap offers a summary of this week’s interesting market events and major economic news from financial risk-management expert Clemens Kownatzki.

May 20th, 2011 - By Clemens Kownatzki, MBA


Market Wrap: March 25, 2011

One should look at an investment as if it was a relationship and define under what circumstances that relationship no longer holds value.

March 25th, 2011 - By Clemens Kownatzki, MBA


My Shocking Bank Experience and the Need to Read Terms and Conditions

This post first appeared on Dr. Forsyth’s blog, Financial Wisdom Preparatory Institute. I recently had a bad encounter with a bank. However, there is a basic principle that I follow that kept me from financial harm. I applied for a business credit card, which I wanted to facilitate payments and I intended to pay off [...]

October 19th, 2009 - By Joetta Forsyth, PhD, Assistant Professor of Finance


Why Did Subprime Loans Become Such a Big Deal?

Intelligent people, including my wife, have been asking me questions about the subprime mortgage crisis. The point that seems to stump them is why a relatively small percentage of subprime mortgage defaults has led to a spiraling national credit crisis, how it happened, and where do we go from here. They were good questions, and [...]

May 5th, 2008 - By Abraham Park, PhD, Practitioner Faculty of Finance