Monthly Archives: April 2009

Low interest home loans: future toxic assets

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Edwin Lee

Government intervention into Freddie and Fannie, leveraged by private investors and other lending institutions, has reduced 30 year home loans to interest rates of less than 5%. This is great news for potential buyers or for those who can refinance … Continue reading →

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To Preserve our Bill of Rights we need a Bill of Obligations

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Edwin Lee

The United States Bill of Rights, those first ten amendments to our Constitution and arguably its crown jewels, beautifully and succinctly describe basic rights of every individual in our society; a society governed by the rule of law rather than … Continue reading →

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Self-justifying BS by AIG's former CEO

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Edwin Lee

As a former CEO, I have little patience for the self-serving myths that former leaders spout. Hank Greenberg today joined Dick Cheney, George Bush and a host of others prancing from forum to forum, attempting to rewrite history, unable to accept … Continue reading →

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Self-justifying BS by AIG’s former CEO

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Edwin Lee

As a former CEO, I have little patience for the self-serving myths that former leaders spout. Hank Greenberg today joined Dick Cheney, George Bush and a host of others prancing from forum to forum, attempting to rewrite history, unable to accept … Continue reading →

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A Great Sentence?

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Edwin Lee

While stretched out on paper like a seductive woman on a sunny beach, a great sentence is a lifeless sequence of rhetorical DNA; but crafted to attract the eye with lush ripe words, titillate the ear with subtle rhythms, infect … Continue reading →

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