In Plus episode 520, we examine why a greater percentage of bond managers outperform a passive index compared to active stock managers. We review why Treasury Inflation Protection Securities exhibit day-to-day price volatility. Finally, we review the new DoubleLine Asset-backed Securities ETF (DABS). … [Read more...]
216: Avoid This Investment: P2P Lending
How peer-to-peer lending returns are falling for individual investors, yet the lending platforms like Lending Club and Upstart are still growing significantly because they package loans and sell them as asset-backed securities to institutional investors. In this episode you’ll learn: How peer-to-peer lending has evolved. What have returns been for peer-to-peer lending. How the structure of peer-to-peer lending market has changed What are asset-backed securities. How … [Read more...]
155: Clues To The Next Financial Crisis
How panic caused the great financial crisis and what to look for to see if it is happening again. Photo by Matthew Henry In this episode you’ll learn: What is commercial paper. What are shadow banks. How central banks stopped the 2008 financial panic. How financial indicators such as commercial paper-T-bill spreads, the Libor-OIS spread and the spread between credit default swaps and bond yields can help identify if the risk of financial panic is increasing. Show … [Read more...]
