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January 18, 2022 Great Stuff
Workers Get Paid, Wall Street’s Afraid I just got paid today, got me a pocket full of change. Said: “Goldman, Goldman, do you got some wool?” Yes, I do, man … and now our profits ain’t full. There’s a sea change coming, Great Ones, and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: ) just let the cat outta the […] Simmer-Down Sunday: Don’t Spread Your Options Too Thin
January 16, 2022 Great Stuff
Pandora’s Box Of Options Whale whale whale, would you look at what time it is! Oh no, he’s gonna say it… No, no, we already had our tax season reminder shenanigans last week. And even we humble bean counters don’t want to talk about the IRS that much… We gotta mention the other other thing […] The One About Chips, Dips & Witty Quips
January 14, 2022 Great Stuff
Friday Feedback: The “Chips” Edition Are you ready, Great Ones? Aye-aye, Mr. Great Stuff! Oooooh! Who writes about Wall Street in Kentucky! Mr. Great Stuff! Yellow absorbent and porous is he! Mr. Great … wait, what? It’s best if you don’t think about it too much… It’s Friday Feedback, Great Ones! The day we riffle […] Get Ready for 2022’s “Big Short”
January 11, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Economy, Investing
Originators handed out adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) like Halloween candy. Big banks packed them into MBS. They bribed agencies for AAA ratings. Then they sold them to unsuspecting investors. The shorts predicted that when ARMs began to reset in the second quarter of 2007, the MBS market would collapse like a Jenga tower .That’s exactly what it did. Their short bets earned them billions. The rest of the financial system collapsed. All through the movie, I kept asking myself one question … where’s the opportunity for today’s Big Short? Simmer-Down Sunday: Something Taxing This Way Comes
January 9, 2022 Great Stuff
The Taxman Cometh Let me tell you how 2022 will be! One meme for you, nineteen for me? Pssh, let’s not get meme-greedy now. This is Great Stuff — y’all know there are enough memes to go around! And around, and around, and around… Besides, I’m not the taxman … just a messenger. And I […]