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Duffie on speculative trading

…futures. But is that really a plus? Would we be better off if the lender continued to bear the risk against the lender’s equity capital? Odds are loans would be…

New domain name and comment catchup

Angry Bear has just switched from its blogspot address to its own domain name of http://angrybearblog.strategydemo.com (Angry bear blog) JS-Kit has also just been changed to the new domain name…

Too much wealth?

…paying their fair share just because they have lots of capital), (ii) missed the point entirely of my fellow Angry Bear Tom Bozzo’s post , which suggested it worth noting…

Brad’s Draft Lecture

…of finance, because he thought the purpose of structured finance was to trick people into bearing more risk that they want to bear and that this is a good thing,…

Miscellaneous

…Force Live: The official Air Force blog includes posts from everyday airmen and Capt. David Faggard. 100. Angry Bear: Angry Bear is written by a handful of PhD economists, a…

Schizofinance

…forced to bear some risk, say I bear the risk that I will get sick, then I might rationally hold another portfollio including health insurance, but I can’t gain by…

No crisis in sight

…buster par excellence. Learn the accurate numbers here at Angry Bear. Update 2: Coberly’s previous contributions on SS at AB are indexed at Coberly on Social Security at Angry Bear