The message? Highly leveraged institutions gambling heavily on risky, low-transparency securities are simply asking for trouble. To avoid future financial crises, subprime mortgages need to move to moderately leveraged institutions – pension plans, 401(k) plans, mutual funds, sovereign funds, endowments, insurance companies and investment vehicles with conservative balance sheets like Berkshire Hathaway. Investment banks, and perhaps even banks, do not belong in this business. Ignoring this message will place us in peril again, someday.
Economics and Elections
Economics and Elections
November 21st, 2024
