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The Game of Loans | October 2019

“If you think this has a happy ending, you haven’t been paying attention.” Ramsay Bolton  In the game of thrones, you win, or you die. In the game of loans, death is unlikely, but great pain and suffering could be in store for some players. Fuelled by strong investor...

Don’t Fear The Repo | September 2019

“If you consider the contribution of plumbing to human life, the other sciences fade into insignificance.” James P. Gorman (CEO Morgan Stanley) The repo market is often referred to as the plumbing of the financial system.  And much like the plumbing in your house, it...

Are Ratings Overrated?| August 2019

“I think people make way too much of ratings.” Walter Cronkite Last month we asked when was the last time you gave an Uber driver less than five stars.  The question segued into an examination of factors that can lead ride-share users and credit agencies to inflate...

The Rating Game| July 2019

“If you’re the police, who will police the police?” Lisa Simpson to Homer When was the last time you gave an Uber driver less than five stars?  It seems to have become the de facto rating.  As per one driver’s t-shirt, ‘if you’re alive when you arrive, that’s a five.’...

The Risk That Time Forgot| June 2019

“Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair.” Sam Ewing In 1970, you could strut to your local store and style yourself in the latest bell bottom jeans, belted turtleneck, and platform shoes,...

We The North. | May 2019

“There’s no place like home.” The Wizard of Oz Along with sports fans across the country, we have firmly entrenched ourselves aboard the Raptors’ bandwagon.  And Kawhi not?  The newly anointed King of the North and his troops are one win away from being crowned...