Spanking Banking

by Asher B. Edelman What we are offered as a regulatory scenario is, once again, cronyism! We are presented with a plan that will be unmanageable and permit the same…

Investing in Art

by Asher B. Edelman On November 6th 2008, January 7th 2009 and February 10th 2009 I mailed some observations on the Art market. In the February 10th email, I showed…

OUCH!

by Asher B. Edelman The total assistance given, loaned or guaranteed to the finance community by the administration and blessed by Obama advisors has reached approximately 8 ½ TRILLION dollars! No…

Man with a Plan

– from Art Info, December 2008 – Think U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson was the first with an economic bailout plan this year? Not by a long shot. Way back…

BAILOUTS / INFLATION

by Asher B. Edelman This morning we learned of the Citicorp bailout, so far the largest of the combined guarantees/ grants given by government. It is interesting to note that the…