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Lawler: Some Observations on the Federal Reserve’s Balance Sheet Wind-Down and Reinvestment “Strategy” (Still in Quantitative Easing Mode, Just Less So)

Calculated Risk

By way of comparison, Treasury bills accounted for 35% of total Fed Treasury holdings at the end of 2006. trillion) Agency MBS portfolio with an estimate weighted average life of 8 - 9 years to just slowly roll off adds even more to this private-sector maturity transformation. Second, the Fed only held a paltry 3.1%

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ICE (Black Knight) Mortgage Monitor: "Positive Signs in Housing, Mortgage Markets"

Calculated Risk

. • In the absence of any meaningful private-labeled securities market, the rise in FHA delinquencies is worth watching, as FHA and VA loans can be early indicators of broader mortgage performance trends • While low credit score lending hit a record low, by count, in 2023, 90% below the years leading up to the great financial crisis, FHA and VA products (..)

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From 2007 and 2008: The Compleat UberNerd

Calculated Risk

In December 2006, my friend Doris "Tanta" Dungey started writing for Calculated Risk. From December 2006, until she passed away from ovarian cancer on Nov 30, 2008, Tanta was my co-blogger. In 2006, Tanta was diagnosed with late stage cancer, and she took an extended medical leave while undergoing treatment.

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Top Indian Stocks Held By Goldman Sachs – Portfolio Analysis!

Trade Brains

Top Indian Stocks Held By Goldman Sachs : Goldman Sachs has been serving clients in India since the 1980s and established an onshore presence in Bengaluru, in 2004, Mumbai, India in December 2006 and a new office in Hyderabad opened in 2021 following a ten-year joint venture. EPS (TTM) 27.39 Stock P/E (TTM) 28.83 RoE 22.21% RoCE 27.2%

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Should Portfolios Be Rebalanced?

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

Barron's had an article about rebalancing portfolios noting that the run in stocks was a good time to rebalance the equity allocation back down closer to target, whatever that might be and also rebalance down some of the relative winners. Over the years, I've trimmed here and there when holdings get too big relative to the portfolio.

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Why Guyton-Klinger Guardrails Are Too Risky For Most Retirees (And How Risk-Based Guardrails Can Help)

Nerd's Eye View

One way financial advisors can add value for retiring clients is to estimate how much they can spend sustainably during their retirement years without depleting their investment portfolio. One method introduced by Jonathan Guyton and William Klinger in 2006 is the "guardrails" framework. Read More.

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Compounding: The Silent Hero in Your Investment Portfolio

Validea

In 2006, Buffett made a pledge to give most of his wealth away to a handful of causes and foundations. As he pointed out in the press release , the $50 billion in stock being donated in 2023 is more than Buffett’s entire Berkshire stake of $43 billion in 2006 when he initially made his commitment.