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2008 Financial Crisis – Causes and historical context

Tom Spencer

The senior slices of a CDO were considered to be safer because they had first priority on cash flows received from the pool of mortgages in the event of default. MBS were being used as collateral for interbank trading, thus essentially underpinning the entirety of the financial system in the US.

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Getting Your Deal Done

Martinka Consulting

Have a strong balance sheet. However, they designed and installed very complicated systems and guess who was the only person on staff who could do the bids? Business sellers please make it easy on your buyer, the bank, and your intermediary. Show profit, no matter what your CPA says. Yep, the seller.

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BIS Slams the Fed; Ridiculous Question of the Day: "Is The Fed Going To Attempt A Controlled Collapse?"

MishTalk

It could represent a hidden vulnerability, especially if backed by domestic currency cash flows derived from overextended sectors, such as property, or used for carry trades or other forms of speculative position-taking. Historical evidence shows that this rarely happens following a balance sheet recession. trillion.

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How Companies Can Use Investors to Their Advantage

Harvard Business

While companies are required to share the same materials with all investors, they can emphasize the elements that will be most relevant to particular investor segments—highlighting stable cash flow for pension funds or payouts for growth-oriented investors, for example.

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Shockingly Bad Fiscal Health of Chicago (and the Financial Engineering Chicago Uses to Hide that Fact)

MishTalk

These revenues go into a Property Tax Fund, which is used to make debt service payments on the city’s general obligation bonds; make required employee pension contributions; and (to a minor extent) fund the library system. The fund also includes tax increment financing revenues that flow to projects in designated TIF districts.

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There’s No Wrinkle in Time for the Time-based CFO

Free Agent CFO

The balance sheet is dull and boring with almost no debt. It’s one of those balance sheets that lacks drama. And cash flow? Free cash flow is predictable and also tracks consistently with earnings. They buy 1-2 competitors every year. Sales go up 11-12 percent annually. But Bill loves it.

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BitGold Now Available in US! Why BitGold?

MishTalk

The balance sheet also includes a lot of outstanding short-duration lending facilities, adding more risk. Compare that to GoldMoney, which has paid out cash dividends democratically to all shareholders for several years highlighting owners income and free-cash-flow generation. I have done so myself.