The NYC Landlord Who Says the "Golden Age" of Being a Landlord Is Over
For the most part, being a landlord, particularly in a major city, has been a good business to be in. Rents historically just go up — as do property prices. And there are multiple other ways to make m...
3 Huhti 202341min
Matt King Sees a $1 Trillion Liquidity Drain Heading for Markets
One of the big mysteries in markets right now is why risk assets rallied so strongly into the new year even as policymakers were adamant that they would continue to go hard on inflation by raising rat...
30 Maalis 202336min
Betsy Cohen On Tech Investing and How SVB Failed Banking 101
The tech world is in a precarious moment. Valuations are down. The IPO window seems shut. SPACs are a thing of the past. And the industry's pre-eminent bank just went bust. So what now? Where are the ...
27 Maalis 202340min
Is It Time For Public Checking Accounts at the Fed?
When Silicon Valley Bank failed, the government stepped in and guaranteed that all accounts — even those well above the FDIC threshold for deposit insurance — would be made whole. So now people are wo...
23 Maalis 202342min
Where Stress Is Showing in the $20 Trillion Commercial Real Estate Market
Markets are suddenly on edge due to strains in the financial system. But banks aren't the only source of stress. Pockets of the commercial real estate market — which is worth around $20 trillion — are...
20 Maalis 202343min
What the Dramatic Boom in Zero-Day Options Means for Stocks
Zero- and one-day options give investors the ability to bet on the daily moves of the S&P 500. In recent months, both big institutional investors and retail traders have gotten in on the action, creat...
17 Maalis 202353min
The Regulatory Blunder That Gave Us the Silicon Valley Bank Disaster
Whenever a major financial institution collapses and needs a bailout, it's easy to say, "Where were the regulators?" But that's only a useful question if you can pinpoint the specific regulatory choic...
16 Maalis 202349min
Dan Davies On What Brought Down Silicon Valley Bank
Silicon Valley bank collapsed at record speed. And the world is still trying to figure out what went wrong? How did a bank with a strong history, a strong brand, and a fairly conservative investment p...
14 Maalis 202333min
