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Bank Valuation: Understanding Key Ratios and Metrics

Tom Spencer

A higher ratio of fee income implies less traditional credit risk and less balance sheet usage (therefore higher ROE) but also implies greater market risk related to securities portfolios and potentially higher revenue volatility related to volatility in capital markets.

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Reflections on 2013; What's Important, What's Not? What's Ahead?

MishTalk

Had I suggested in 2007 that the Fed balance sheet expansion of $75 billion a month would have been considered "tightening" people would have thought I was nuts. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.' At long last, the Fed has finally started to taper.