[Op-Ed] Something Fishy Is Brewing in Illinois. Smells Like Bacalao.
This is not an op-ed about the state of Illinois’ credit. As a progressive, I am holding out for the…
Fed Chair Powell: Wells Fargo Governance Still Unsatisfactory. Banned From Underwriting NYC Bonds.
July 31, 2019 – Two words – “mid-cycle adjustment” – from the Federal Reserve rocked markets on Wednesday. But at…
[Forbes] Municipal Bonds: A Holistic View Of A Community’s Environment And Sustainability [Sponsored]
This is the fourth article in a series highlighting the most important aspect of municipal bonds: how the projects bonds…
El-Erian: U.S. Federal Reserve Should Not Deliver a Big Rate Cut
July 19, 2019 – In an Op-Ed posted on Bloomberg today, former CEO of PIMCO Mohamed El-Erian expressed concerns on…
Citigroup: 76% of Municipal Market “Screens Well” for ESG Investors
July 26, 2019 – In a report issued this week, Citigroup analysts said about $2.9 trillion of currently outstanding municipal…
[Op-Ed] The Growing “Optimism Divide” Between the North East and the South
[Opinion] July 24, 2019 – Sitting through the issuer presentations at the J.P. Morgan Transportation and Utility Conference in New…
How Governor Cuomo’s Free College Tuition Program Is Destroying New York’s Private Colleges
July 22, 2019 – Bloomberg’s Amanda Albright reported how New York’s free college tuition plan “tore a hole in the…
[Op-Ed] New York Should Stop Awarding Bond Underwriting Business to Goldman and Wells Fargo
New York considers herself an enlightened state. From educational equity to gay marriage; NYC ID to tenant protection, both State…
[Op-Ed] Can Lloyd Blankfein Become New York City’s 110th Mayor?
July 15, 2019 – At a Hamptons party this weekend, yours truly stumbled on a particularly raucous conversation on the…
Landmark “Janus” Ruling Hasn’t Erode Union Power, Yet.
July 12, 2019 – Despite the landmark Supreme Court Janus ruling that non-union governmental workers may not be required to…