Time Horizons

Yesterday's stock-market jump doesn't sell me on Timothy Geithner or the latest version of his bailout plan. Obviously, some investors are psyched……particularly because the buyer and the seller may have entire different time horizons.) Meanwhile, the Cato Institute's Jagadeesh Gokhale…

IPE at UNC submits: by Kindred Winecoff [click to enlarge] Yep . But it's also good to have a……and the rates a country must pay to get those loans. That reputation is forged over long and short time horizons, and investors update their beliefs about the true...Source :…

Now let's look at a situation in middle management. Jeff was his boss's star direct report. He……heavily on his ideas. Simon was a Stratum V. Although Jeff knew nothing of organizational strata, time horizons, or cognitive levels, he could tell the difference between Simon's ability to…

Good morning. With the S&P down 11% since the beginning of the year, investors are hoping for some relief this morning. Premarket futures have a……going to be enough for anyone other than those with very short-term time horizons. Have a terrific Tuesday!

elerswill be flying in planes powered, in part or entirely, by synthetic or biofuels. “We’re looking at five-year time horizons, not 20-year time horizons,” says Continental Airlines CEO Larry Kellner. “This isn’t going to happen in 2010, but it needs...

Good Evening: With almost each passing week in 2009, investors have become more concerned with the fate of both the economy and the stock market. ……and considering Jim Cramer’s latest advice that investors with shorter time horizons should get more liquid, many long term bulls felt…

BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Monday no security agreement with the United States could be reached unless it included a "specific……he said in Crawford, Texas. The Bush administration now speaks about "time horizons," but even that now appears unacceptable to al-Maliki's…

The top U.S. military commander in Iraq isn't buying the increasingly popular idea of a publicly stated timetable for American troop……on the ground. Meanwhile, the Bush administration has embraced "time horizons" as it negotiates with the Iraqi government a status of force

An uncertain fate awaits the Obama administration's ambitious policy agenda on Capitol Hill. Although lawmakers are predisposed to work with the……mandate extends to Congress. Members have electoral concerns and time horizons that differ from those of the president, however. Despite…

I asked the following in the membership survey: "What investment themes/trends do you think will play a significant role in 2009?" Here's a another……who can afford to be patient (we all have to be cognizant of our time horizons and objectives), I'd much rather build watchlists now with th

I wish I had written this article (hat tip to Evan Falchuk) – The Wrong Cure: Better……the thing it was created to evaluate. Teachers teach to the test, and CEOs operate with very short time horizons. Then, when institutions malfunction, our first impulse is to blame not the…

Risk management failures have clearly taken place. It has become fashionable to criticise risk……untested for all practical purposes. Similar concerns afflict extrapolation into longer time horizons. Regulators and boards of directors sometimes push for VaR estimates with horizons lik

The news that the Obama administration is insisting that General Motors Chair Rick Wagoner step down as one of the conditions for continued federal……is the poster child for what really created the economic crisis -- short time horizons. GM, Ford, and Chrysler all actually knew (and…

Great video on the non cheerleading financial station, Bloomberg... if you are unfamiliar with Michael Steinhardt he was a hedge fund manager when……this record with stocks, bonds, long and short options, currencies and time horizons ranging from 30 minutes to 30 days.... I think I've…

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