Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 3, 2024

Yet, by taking a measured look at factors driving economic activity and influencing behavior, advisors can help clients face risks they can't control and (hopefully) position themselves to take advantage of opportunities as they develop. Meanwhile, a smorgasbord of potential risks threatens economic growth's "soft landing" narrative.

Economics 72

Economics Marketing Valuation Profit and Loss 72

Future CFO

AUGUST 27, 2023

You need constant monitoring of your economic outlook because then you can adjust your risk management strategy that will help you mitigate third-party risks." Moody’s, he noted, is well known for its counterparty credit risk analysis. He called for faster forecast scenarios. Now, it is not possible.

Risk Management 98

Risk Management Credit Risk Finance Risk Analysis 98

Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 29, 2023

So a variety of risk meetings, a variety of economic meetings. And you had to take on significant duration risk and credit risk just to earn a couple percentage points. I have alternatives because I can go out and buy a money market fund at five and a quarter percent and I don’t have to take a lot of risk.”

Investments 52

Investments Benchmarking Valuation Construction 52

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

But there are so many tools at your disposal, and let alone how much duration you’re taking, how much interest, how much credit risk you’re taking, illiquidity, et cetera. And how do you make the decision, I’m not comfortable with this credit risk relative to the return it’s going to throw off?

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 57

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Marketing Education 57

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

So you have almost a doubling of the interest coupon paid by some of these businesses against the backdrop of c ovid 19 inflation and some of the economic pressures that come with, with those factors. If SS O F R is five plus percent, what do the private credit markets look like for a reasonable borrower, reasonable corporate borrower?

Investments 52

Investments Economics Banking Construction 52

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 12, 2024

And up until that moment in time, we didn’t spend a lot of time on credit risk in mortgages. We didn’t really have to model credit risk because that was, that risk was taken by the agencies. But in these private labels, you had the, the market was taking the credit risk.

Profit and Loss 57

Profit and Loss Investments Marketing Securities 57