Description:Â Verizon on Friday said it is making progress in getting its cellular service back online for customers impacted by Superstorm Sandy, but the repair work may take a chunk out of its fourth-quarter earnings. Source: CNNMoney.com Date: Nov 02, 2012 Link:Â Â http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/02/technology/mobile/verizon-sandy/?source=cnn_bin Questions for Discussions: How can Verizon and others in the same industry… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Risk Management
It’s Global Warming, Stupid
Description: Yes, yes, it’s unsophisticated to blame any given storm on climate change. Men and women in white lab coats tell us—and they’re right—that many factors contribute to each severe weather episode. Climate deniers exploit scientific complexity to avoid any discussion at all. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Nov 01, 2012 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-01/its-global-warming-stupid#r=hp-ls Questions for Discussions: What… Read more »
Investing a lump sum of money in stocks pays off
Description:Â A mutual fund giant challenges an investment technique financial advisers have used for decades, and many professionals are taken aback. Source: Marketwatch.com Date: Nov 02, 2012 Link:Â http://www.marketwatch.com/story/putting-a-lump-sum-of-money-into-stocks-pays-off-2012-11-02?siteid=nwtwk Questions for Discussions: Summarize the highlights of this study. How would you expect investors and advisors to react to the conclusions in the study?
A Bank CEO Thrives Far From Wall Street
Description: Can Wall Street can still be home to a successful, long-serving, largely noncontroversial chief executive officer? An UnBlankfein? Or AntiPandit? Source: Businessweek.com Date: Oct 26, 2012 Link:Â http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-10-26/a-bank-ceo-thrives-far-from-wall-street#r=hp-lst Questions for Discussions: What does this report say about the banking industry, leadership, and financial performance?
Billions in Hidden Riches for Family of Chinese Leader
Description: The mother of China’s prime minister was a schoolteacher in northern China. His father was ordered to tend pigs in one of Mao’s political campaigns. And during childhood, “my family was extremely poor,†the prime minister, Wen Jiabao, said in a speech last year. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Oct 25, 2012 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/26/business/global/family-of-wen-jiabao-holds-a-hidden-fortune-in-china.html?ref=business Questions for… Read more »
Ben Stein on How to Ruin Your Financial Life
Description: Actor, economist and author Ben Stein on The News Hub discusses steps you can take to really ruin your financial life. Photo: AP. Source: Moneywatch.com – video report Date: Oct 18, 2012 Link: http://on.wsj.com/Tkfhe0 Questions for Discussions: Summarize the advice presented by Ben Stein. Do you agree with his analysis and recommendations for individuals?
Addepar’s Software for the Super-Rich
Description: About nine years ago, Joe Lonsdale started working at Clarium Capital Management, the hedge fund of billionaire technology investor Peter Thiel. Lonsdale was fresh out of Stanford University and had little practical experience in finance, but found himself consulting on Thiel’s early investment in Facebook (FB) and overseeing projects for Clarium’s other holdings. On… Read more »
Wall Street Week Ahead: Investors face earnings blitz with dread
Description:Â U.S. earnings started the quarter on the wrong foot, and things have only gotten worse. Source: Reuters.com Date: Oct 19, 2012 Link:Â http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/20/us-usa-stocks-weekahead-idUSBRE89J00620121020 Questions for Discussions: Summarize the concerns over earnings being reported. How should investors interpret these reports? What will the affect be on stock prices, in your opinion? How will the markets… Read more »
Lagarde: Fiscal cliff a big risk
Description: IMF Director Christine Lagarde says global markets don’t want just a short-term fix to America’s fiscal cliff. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Oct 11, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2012/10/11/n-imf-christine-lagarde-america-fiscal-clif.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What are Christine Lagarde’s concerns over the US “fiscal cliffâ€? Do you believe markets have factored in a real possibility of another crisis?… Read more »
ICICI Bank CEO Says India Credit Boom Intact
Description: The head of India’s’largest private bank says her country’s’demographics and consumer-driven growth model will buoy lending despite troubles abroad. Source: Moneywatch.com – video report Date: Oct 12, 2012 Link: http://on.wsj.com/SWln47 Questions for Discussions: What does this report have to say about ICICI Bank and the banking sector in India? What does the growth rate… Read more »
