Posted in Economics, Securities, Accounting, Kenneth D. Gartrell, Business, Finance, Corporate Control, Stock Market, Market Efficiency, Investor Behavior, Investor Opportunities, Political on Jul 24th, 2008
By: Kenneth D. Gartrell
Radical left political claims about the current level of oil prices place the blame on two things. First, it blames global consumers for profligate wasteful life-styles and second, it blames irrational speculators. Regardless of these claims, the single largest element of today’s price is the political cost of the global […]
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Posted in Economics, Securities, Accounting, Kenneth D. Gartrell, Business, Finance, Corporate Control, Troubled Organizations, Stock Market, Market Efficiency, Investor Behavior, Investor Opportunities, Political on Jul 3rd, 2008
By: Kenneth D. Gartrell
A recent New York Times article raised issues about the application of market valuation rules to the investments in mortgage debt securities by major financial companies such as Citigroup, Bank of America and Wachovia. The article highlights efforts by managers of the companies to partially offload some of their current market […]
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By: Kenneth D. Gartrell
Law firms, which optimize their practices between size and leverage, appear at first blush to be the most profitable. Are they also the most interesting places to work, with the most attractive career potential for entering associates who have high value added skills and degree combinations that can engender innovation, profit […]
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