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Posted in Hedge Funds Illinois Investing Markets Retail Investors States

[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…

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Posted in Federal Reserve Investment Banking Issuers NYC Underwriting

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…

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Posted in ESG Investing Issuers Retail Investors

[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…

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Posted in Economy Federal Reserve Markets Opinion

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…

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Posted in Climate Change ESG Investing Issuers

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…

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Posted in Economy Issuers Opinion Politics States

[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…

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Posted in Economic Development Education Issuers New York State

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…

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Posted in ESG Investment Banking Opinion Underwriting

[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…

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Posted in Cities Issuers Opinion Politics

[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…

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Posted in Labor Legal States

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…