Michael J. Panzner is a 30-year Wall Street veteran and the author of three books, including Financial Armageddon, which predicted the 2008 global financial crisis.
More from Central Banks Could Be Less
Last Thursday, the European Central Bank announced its latest stimulus measures, which many observers characterized as a quantitative easing, or QE, “bazooka.” The initiative was comprised of several components: four rounds of targeted long-term...Reminder: Watch Out for the “Pain Trades”
Sometimes the reasons for betting on or against a certain investment seem compelling. Not only do various rationales appear supportive when viewing things from the bottom up, they are often confirmed by a top-down perspective. And yet, it is not unusual for these...More Signs of Better Days Ahead for Hedge Funds?
So far, 2016 has unfolded in a way that many active investment managers were hoping for. Market volatility has been increasing, affording more opportunities to buy and sell securities at attractive levels. Share prices have stopped moving higher in a relatively...The Right Time for Value?
It is a key theme of “Good Idea, Bad Investment?“: just because a stock looks like a bargain, that doesn’t mean it is worth buying. A variety of often unexpected developments can influence its price, including macroeconomic trends; competitive,...
