September 27, 2013
Debt Ceiling: Foolishness in Action
The President, the Fed and the Treasury must not allow political strife to destroy the financial future of the nation and, perhaps, the world. A Show Stopper The Federal Reserve…
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September 23, 2013
A Basis for Agreement (Ending the Qs)
It has been eight months since I last set foot in the socio-economic world. So much of what we explored came to fruition the writing was becoming repetitive. Today there…
May 13, 2013
Money Laundering & Art: The Law Vs. the Perception of the Law
Today there appeared on the front page of the New York Times an article, “Valuable as Art, but Priceless as a Tool to Launder Money” (click to read). About a…
January 11, 2013
Debt Ceiling
Happy New Year to all. A lot of fanfare and hoopla about a non-existent debt ceiling has captured the imagination of the press, the Tea Party, and even the President….
October 23, 2012
Politico Economic Musings
The banking and mortgage placement community is earning more than ten times the norm on new mortgages entered into today! It works like this… The institution grants a mortgage at…
October 22, 2012
Some Political Musings: Romney at War
We have finally figured out the one issue on which Governor Romney is consistent: War. Make economic war on China for providing goods to the world less-expensively and more efficiently…
October 22, 2012
It’s Been a While
By Asher Edelman Yes, it’s been too long, in my view at least, since I’ve last put a pen to paper, so: ArtAssure Ltd. News Moss: Dialogues Between Art &…
August 13, 2012
“The One Housing Solution Left”
April 8, 2008: “A Real Rescue Plan" by Asher Edelman August 13, 2012: "The One Housing Solution Left: Mass Mortgage Refinancing" by Joseph E. Stiglitz and Mark Zandi In April of 2008…
July 13, 2012
REVOLT magazine: The Occupations of Asher Edelman
Asher Edelman can be described as standing, prominently, between 2 worlds. His Wall Street career, beginning in the 1960’s, in investment banking, money management and derivatives trading not only brought renown…
June 29, 2012
EU, The Truth of the Matter
Of the €400 billion plus in rescue funds loaned to Greece all but €15 billion went to assist the banks. Almost all of what was received by the banks was recirculated to…
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