Rigoletto…so much known so long ago…

Posted by on Sep 11, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on Rigoletto…so much known so long ago… I went to the beautiful San Francisco Opera house this weekend to see the amazing performance of Rigoletto.  For those who live in SF, I strongly recommend you go enjoy a story of revenge, of love, and of the nature of men and women.  For those wish to see it for free, it will be shown at Giants stadium on September 15, 2012 via simulcast (www.sfopera.com/simulcast). La donna è mobile Qual piuma...
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Readers & Thinkers: 228 Wasted Resources

Posted by on Sep 10, 2012 in Anything Goes | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: 228 Wasted Resources Dear All- On Monday, I was shocked and appalled by the House rejection of a bill to support America’s financial system. These people do virtually nothing all year round and the one time they have to do something useful, they blow it. Here are the names of 228 people that you should consider not reelecting...
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Readers & Thinkers: Caveat Emptor

Posted by on Sep 10, 2012 in Anything Goes | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: Caveat Emptor Dear All- The steps the United States take in the coming weeks are very important in a number of ways. I cannot begin to stress that Congress should be very careful. Some very broad rules that might help Congress with their decisions. (1) Do not give Paulson a blank check. He is a former Goldman partner with most likely some restricted Goldman shares in a blind trust (according to limited the...
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Readers & Thinkers: The New Third World

Posted by on Sep 10, 2012 in Anything Goes | Comments Off on Readers & Thinkers: The New Third World Dear All- Welcome to the United States first steps towards becoming a third world country (aka emerging economy). The SEC has banned short trading on 799 financial stocks. Does this remind you of the Malaysian prime minister that everyone called crazy? And now they are going to rescue all of the banks that have bad loans by creating a special fund that could require purchasing up to $2Trillion...
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Sir Andrew Crockett 1943-2012

Posted by on Sep 9, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on Sir Andrew Crockett 1943-2012 Good day to all of you.  Last week, Sir Andrew Crockett died after a tough battle with cancer. I first met Sir Andrew when I started working at the Bank for International Settlements in the banking department.  Sir Andrew was the General Manager or CEO of the firm.  In the central bank world, there is a lot of formality and posturing, but what I recognized immediately is that Sir Andrew had...
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