MishTalk

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

The Obama administration on Friday will complete a generation-long effort to require insurers to cover care for mental health and addiction just like physical illnesses when it issues long-awaited regulations defining parity in benefits and treatment. We need enforcement,” Mr. Kennedy said in an interview.

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Consultant Ninja

MARCH 31, 2009

A Simple Question about the Credit Markets. Isnt also true that providing funds to the sick banks also insures they dont go under? AJ: I totally agree that it massively shift market share from the sick banks to the healthy banks. But wouldnt that be a better market result than letting the sick banks keep their share?

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Balance Sheet Marketing Banking Consulting 100

Harvard Business

JANUARY 12, 2018

Robo-advisors, which were introduced in 2008 , are steadily eating up market share from their human counterparts much the way that Amazon and Netflix have taken share from Walmart and Regal Cinemas. Corporate strategy is complex, and the advice is expensive. will grow to U.S. $5 5 trillion to U.S. $7 300 billion today.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 23, 2013

Risk of Opting Out In response to Gambling On No Healthcare Insurance: Is it a Good Deal? So if you are without insurance, you''re in big trouble. The bottom line for me is a choice between reducing the amount of my retirement plan contributions by $3,660 per year or going without health insurance and paying the penalty.

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Healthcare Insurance Insurance Government 76

MishTalk

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Self-employed people are not covered by unemployment insurance but we still have to pay into the system. Covered employment was 133,902,387 in December 2008. The slope starts to steepen on spending in the early 2000''s, then spiked in 2008 with the financial crisis." Covered employment is 130,396,096 now, a decline of 3,560,291.

Insurance 64

Insurance Insurance Financial System 64

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Hedge funds have gained increased attention over the years, with their involvement in financial markets drawing interest from investors, media, and the general public. In this article, we will start to unravel the mysteries surrounding hedge funds, exploring their nature, workings, and the strategies they employ to generate profits.

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Strategy Strategy Strategy& Financial 88

MishTalk

DECEMBER 8, 2013

Young people, who played a major role in putting President Obama in the White House in 2008 and keeping him there after 2012, now say they would vote to recall the president if given the chance. If you are eligible, how likely are you to enroll in insurance through an exchange? Do you have health insurance? 40% Refuse.

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Insurance Insurance Survey Government 75

MishTalk

JUNE 28, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. During the late housing bubble, the FHA lost market share as more private lenders sold “subprime” loans to home buyers. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Automatic Earth.

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MishTalk

MAY 24, 2014

Repetitive rounds of QE, competitive currency debasement, interest rates at zero, and sponsorship of the internet bubble followed by the housing bubble, followed by the current stock market bubble is proof enough. Far from helping, the loose monetary policy of the ECB is hampering the recovery, as advanced free market on multiple occasions.

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System Banking Policies Insurance 78

MishTalk

JULY 2, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver.

Real Estate 72

Real Estate Financial Advertising Case Interview 72

MishTalk

JULY 31, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. 11, 2008 — The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 generally allows taxpayers to exclude income from the discharge of debt on their principal residence. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts.

Real Estate 74

Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising 74

MishTalk

AUGUST 29, 2014

Until the beginning of this year, I was purchasing my own health insurance under a high deductible plan, that cost nearly $300 per month. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. They are not huge, but they sustain me and my children.

Insurance 77

Insurance Insurance Healthcare Government 77

MishTalk

JANUARY 31, 2015

The Bank of Canada unexpectedly lowered borrowing costs last week for the first time since 2009, saying the move was meant to provide insurance as the slump in crude oil, the nation’s biggest export, weighed on the economy. Insurance" The Bank of Canada called the rate cut " insurance ". Insurance from what?

Insurance 28

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MishTalk

JULY 2, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Ritholtz on Gold and on Making Predictions; How Secular Bull Markets End; Winning vs. Investing. Today on Market Ticker Ritholtz says Sell Gold at $1,400, Then It’s All Downhill.

Trends 63

Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial 63

Consultant Ninja

JULY 27, 2009

No need to worry about supply side; a free market consisting of only young, healthy, rich people basically runs itself. overlapping administration costs of insurance companies; advertising costs of new drugs) and decrease the quality of delivery (e.g. the ability for insurers to deny insured individuals healthcare).

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Consulting Insurance Insurance Oliver Wyman 113

Consultant Ninja

JULY 31, 2009

Like all investments, I find this health insurance bill as a temporary fix for something much much larger. lawsuits, FDA policy, patent protections (longer or shorter), drug re purposing, marketing, etc.) Overall, my biggest criticism of a private / public based insurance system is as follows: 1. I am a strategy consultant at.

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Consulting Oliver Wyman Management Insurance 100

MishTalk

AUGUST 21, 2015

WTI last broke $40 to the downside in 2008 but has not had a monthly close below that level dating back to 2004. Floating Oil Carry Trade Review In 2008, hedge funds and other big money stockpiled oil in floating ships in the $30s waiting for a rebound. Brent is near the $45 mark. Analysts say the contango above $6.50

Insurance 28

Insurance Insurance Energy Report 28

MishTalk

AUGUST 5, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Many pooh-pooh that idea for insurance reasons, but costs savings and improved technology suggest the trend is inevitable. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Automatic Earth. Daily Bell.

Real Estate 78

Real Estate Financial Trends Advertising 78

MishTalk

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Unless you are part of the tiny portion of humanity that dotes on every utterance of the Federal Open Market Committee, you probably missed an important statement regarding the arcane world of "excess reserves" buried deep in the minutes of its Oct. Unlike the Fed''s main policy tool, the federal-funds rate, the IOER is not market-determined.

Banking 67

Banking Small Business Insurance Insurance 67

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

We analyze how the skills of employees relate to young firms’ likelihood of introducing new-to-the-market products or services and how that relationship varies depending on the skills of the founders. Established in 2008, the KfW/ZEW Start-Up Panel is a representative survey of German startups.

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Knowledge Base Training Training Research 28

MishTalk

JANUARY 7, 2016

In this case, China’s large state banks borrowed dollars in the swap market, sold the U.S. currency in the cash spot market and used forward contracts with the central bank to hedge those positions. " May 22, 2008: 2008 Market Oracle : US Treasury Bonds Fast Becoming Certificates of Confiscation.

Banking 28

Banking Journal ROI Financial 28

MishTalk

MAY 29, 2014

As Millennials became a larger and larger share of the marketplace, the idea of “cause marketing” has evolved from a nascent promotional strategy to the key differentiator, not only in deciding what to buy, but who to trust and reward with brand loyalty. Cone’s 2013 survey of over 1,200 U.S.

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Survey Banking Study Accenture 78

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

market for latex condoms. Recently, Mayer Laboratories sued Church and Dwight, Trojan’s parent company, for illegally monopolizing the market. New ideas and strategies while working on the projects, finding different ways of doing things more effectively; I started feeling enthralled. My group chose to examine the U.S.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 6, 2015

By 2002, their agreement, their strategy and their implementation appeared to have paid off, as Alvarez & Marsal’s client base continued to diversify. As the 2008 banking crisis ensued, Alvarez & Marsal played a pivotal role in liquidating Lehman Brother’s assets while also servicing many other high-profile clients. Industries.

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Interviews Culture Turnaround Case Interview 100

MishTalk

DECEMBER 12, 2015

Ally, whose defunct GMAC Mortgage unit was one of the biggest lenders of subprime mortgages in the run-up to the 2008 housing bust, will inch back into direct home loan originations next year, the bank’s Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Brown said this week at a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. financial conference in New York. "I

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Mercer Balance Sheet Automotive Banking 28

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 27, 2023

The company has consistently pushed the boundaries of what is possible with EVs, starting with the Tesla Roadster in 2008, the first long-range electric sports car. This was followed by the Model X, a sport utility vehicle with falcon-wing doors, and the Model 3, a more affordable option for mass market appeal.

Energy 88

Energy Sports Media Industry 88

Harvard Business

JANUARY 5, 2018

The chief marketing officers at consumer products companies, the heads of design at luxury apparel companies, and the heads of logistics at large retailers are cases in point. Although long ignored, these middle management positions have become increasingly recognized as critical to executing a company’s strategy.

Talent 28

Talent McKinsey Apparel Sales 28

MishTalk

JANUARY 5, 2015

Investors who dismiss present market valuations by reflexively parroting the phrase “lower interest rates justify higher valuations” haven’t thought carefully about the problem or done the math, and that math is just basic arithmetic. [End If no-one can say when, then the ‘blue pill’ strategy has a major weakness.

Banking 28

Banking Marketing Finance Training 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 5, 2017

What if concentrated market power of a few companies in an industry has made these companies more profitable than usual? For instance, Home Depot, despite a painful housing market–led recession, retained most of its hourly workers and their benefits in 2008–2009. Are all share repurchases myopic?

Metrics 29

Metrics Study Cash Flow McKinsey 29

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 30, 2017

During Immelt’s tenure, GE’s stock market value fell by about half. And in the 21st century, the majority of public company shareholders are institutional investors (banks, insurance companies, pensions, hedge funds, REITs, investment advisers, endowments, and mutual funds), not individuals. (In So what happened?

Balance Sheet 28

Balance Sheet Financial Journal Company 28

MishTalk

MARCH 2, 2015

It''s destroying the pension industry and in the insurance industry." And in today''s financial markets, we''re, as you mentioned, $2 trillion of euroland paper trades at negative yields, some as much as minus 75 basis points, I think Will Rogers would have to be concerned about both. It destroys business models. GROSS: I do.

System 28

System Policies Insurance Insurance 28

CaseInterview.com

JANUARY 28, 2019

I spent a lot of time in risk-management-based businesses such as insurance, re-insurnace (the insurance companies used by insurance companies), and subprime lending. The latter happened in 2008 (the cause of the Great Recession and stock market crash). The layperson thinks 2008 was a “bad” year.

Insurance 59

Insurance Insurance McKinsey Finance 59

MishTalk

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Average per-mile rates on the spot market fell again for all three major truckload segments in November, according to data from loadboard Truckstop.com. This is the fourth straight month that rates dipped in all three segments, continuing a now year-long downward trend spurred by both a major drop in diesel prices and market conditions.

Sales 28

Sales Report Trends Real Estate 28

1 to 1

MAY 2, 2013

Marketing Research Articles. Customer Strategy Trends. Customer Strategy. Strategy Speaks Blog. Customer Strategy. Mobile Marketing. Marketing by Permission! Marketing Blog. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. Strategy Speaks. Creating a Seamless Multichannel Marketing Strategy.

Marketing 39

Marketing Strategy Strategy Strategy& 39

Consultant Ninja

OCTOBER 3, 2008

Friday, October 3, 2008. Market Plays: In consulting and banking you find very smart, hardworking people who believe completely in capitalism, the profit motive, and proper incentives will lead to the economic dominance of whichever species best captures their motivating principles. November 29, 2008 at 10:06 PM. billion (U.S.)

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Oliver Wyman Consulting Airlines Bain 113

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Ignite your Blockchain Strategy As you evaluate your opportunities for transformation, ask how your business can take advantage of this technology to provide attested data and trusted workflows, transfer of assets, track provenance of goods, or provide audit capabilities. John will also need insurance for his new car.

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Transportation Insurance Insurance Data 28

1 to 1

JUNE 13, 2013

Marketing Research Articles. Customer Strategy Trends. Customer Strategy. Strategy Speaks Blog. Customer Strategy. Mobile Marketing. Marketing by Permission! Marketing Blog. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. Strategy Speaks. Health Insurers Prepare for the Affordable Care Act.

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Media Advertising Trends Sales 40