tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post8655873271869185157..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: AIG accountingSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-3902228510031816912013-09-25T02:30:15.615-04:002013-09-25T02:30:15.615-04:00Positively very nice post.....very helpful...........Positively very nice post.....very helpful.............Accounting Newarkhttp://www.nicholsfinancialservices.com/when-you-are-looking-for-an-accountant-you-can-trust-turn-to-nichols-financial-services/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-55924271968192141092012-09-15T00:01:13.455-04:002012-09-15T00:01:13.455-04:00How would the economics look denominated in gold? ...How would the economics look denominated in gold? silver? copper? wheat? corn? etc...<br />Run the QE printing press long enough, and even housing will achieve new highs ... <br />LondonYoungnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-91844969069250550172012-09-12T02:22:35.055-04:002012-09-12T02:22:35.055-04:00Another take on how "profitable" the AIG...Another take on how "profitable" the AIG "trade" was for the US Govt:<br /><br /><br />http://www.interfluidity.com/v2/2587.htmlSethTSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-82447582822613907362012-09-11T21:16:44.480-04:002012-09-11T21:16:44.480-04:00Should have added this link to a lovely graphic: ...Should have added this link to a lovely graphic: <br />http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/09/10/160886823/where-the-bailouts-stand-in-1-graphicDavid Backushttp://profiles.google.com/david.backusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-39198735836628218832012-09-11T21:15:29.242-04:002012-09-11T21:15:29.242-04:00EMH? That's the best you can do? Haven't...EMH? That's the best you can do? Haven't seen that since the 70s in my world!David Backushttp://profiles.google.com/david.backusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-51493169639603603252012-09-11T14:10:46.179-04:002012-09-11T14:10:46.179-04:00Not sure if this is directed at my comment or not....Not sure if this is directed at my comment or not. Obviously it cratered. The AIG shareholders lost. The question is whether they lost because of the bailout. My contention is the bailout was not the cause of their loss (the causes would be the financial crisis and the AIG decisions that led to it being susceptible to the effects of the crisis). This is an arguable contention (and I made Richard Seiternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-4098260624950035822012-09-11T13:44:00.940-04:002012-09-11T13:44:00.940-04:00Look at AIG's share price history.Look at AIG's share price history.MtMorunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-85869859058082914632012-09-11T12:25:52.567-04:002012-09-11T12:25:52.567-04:00I have trouble understanding how anyone can believ...I have trouble understanding how anyone can believe the strong version of the EMH given the empirical evidence (it seems to me the only way it is true is if you treat it as a tautology: "the value of an asset is whatever people are willing to pay for it at the time."), I'm not sure the shareholders can be viewed as the losers from the bailout (unless a bankrupt AIG would have sold-Richard Seiternoreply@blogger.com