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Financial Stability
by R. Christopher Whalen, Frederick L. Feldkamp
Financial Stability, + Website
Preface
Introduction
PART ONE A Flight through Financial Market History—Freedom and Fraud
CHAPTER 1 The First Few Millennia
CHAPTER 2 The Bank of England and the Scottish Enlightenment
CHAPTER 3 U.S. Banking from the Colonial Period to 1865
CHAPTER 4 Bagehot’s Dictum (a.k.a. the Greenspan Put)
Note
CHAPTER 5 U.S. Financial Markets from 1865 to the Great Depression
CHAPTER 6 Depression, War, and the Aftermath—Reflecting on Finance from 1929 to 1973
CHAPTER 7 Early Deregulation: The Transactions That Replaced Depression-Era Thrifts
CHAPTER 8 Riskless Arbitrage—Stand-Alone Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs)
Economic Experiments: From Vietnam to the S&L Crisis
Penn Square Bank and the Participation Problem
The Repurchase Game
Unconsolidated Finance Affiliates of Manufacturers and Homebuilders
The Rise of CMO Bonds Issued by Homebuilders
Notes
CHAPTER 9 Paradise Gained, Lost, Regained, and Destroyed (1992 to 2008)
Equilibrium Achieved—Just in Time
1998: When the SEC Destroyed a Wondrous Machine
The Build-Up to Disaster (2001 to 2007)
Enlightenment Ignored—Result: Armageddon (2007 to 2009)
Twenty Events That Led to Bankruptcy
Notes
CHAPTER 10 Resurrection, Recovery, and Reform (2008 to 2014)
Bernanke Speech in DC (Chart 9.1, Event 21)
Euro Debt Crisis (Chart 9.1, Event 23)
GOP Wins House (Chart 9.1, Event 24)
New Stimulus Agreement (Chart 9.1, Event 25)
Debt Ceiling Crisis (Chart 9.1, Event 26)
Death of Osama bin Laden (Chart 9.1, Event 27)
Greek Budget Restraints (Chart 9.1, Event 28)
Tea Party Uprising (Chart 9.1, Event 29)
Bernanke Speech at Jackson Hole (Chart 9.1, Event 32)
Fed Acts Despite GOP Threats (Chart 9.1, Event 33)
Tea Party Extortion (Chart 9.1, Event 34)
CHAPTER 11 Different Circumstances Require Different Solutions
PART TWO The Theory of Financial Stability
CHAPTER 12 Statement: Rule of Law + Freedom + Transparency → Equilibrium
CHAPTER 13 Saying versus Doing
PART THREE Proofs of the Theory of Financial Stability
CHAPTER 14 Mathematics: (1 + i )x > (E = mc 2)
Note
CHAPTER 15 Law: Incomplete Sale ≡ Secured Borrowing
CHAPTER 16 Economics: Savings ≡ Investment
CHAPTER 17 Accounting: Assets ≡ Liabilities + Capital
CHAPTER 18 International Trade: Current Account Deficit ≡ Capital Investment – Domestic Savings
Note
CHAPTER 19 Philosophy: Benevolence > Self Interest > Fraud
PART FOUR The Future
CHAPTER 20 Achieving Wisdom While Avoiding the Mistakes of Experience
CHAPTER 21 Capital Needs
CHAPTER 22 Sources of Capital
CHAPTER 23 Managing the Water Balloon
CHAPTER 24 Balancing the Bubbles
Epilogue Truth and Consequences
Appendix Six Legal Isolation Requirements
True Sale Opinion and Non-consolidation Opinion
Qualifications, Limitations, or Disclaimers Included In an Attorney’s Opinion
Notes
References
About the Companion Website
About the Authors
Frederick L. Feldkamp
Richard Christopher Whalen
Index
End User License Agreement
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Preface
Contents
Preface
Introduction
PART ONE A Flight through Financial Market History—Freedom and Fraud
CHAPTER 1 The First Few Millennia
CHAPTER 2 The Bank of England and the Scottish Enlightenment
CHAPTER 3 U.S. Banking from the Colonial Period to 1865
CHAPTER 4 Bagehot’s Dictum (a.k.a. the Greenspan Put)
Note
CHAPTER 5 U.S. Financial Markets from 1865 to the Great Depression
CHAPTER 6 Depression, War, and the Aftermath—Reflecting on Finance from 1929 to 1973
CHAPTER 7 Early Deregulation: The Transactions That Replaced Depression-Era Thrifts
CHAPTER 8 Riskless Arbitrage—Stand-Alone Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs)
Economic Experiments: From Vietnam to the S&L Crisis
Penn Square Bank and the Participation Problem
The Repurchase Game
Unconsolidated Finance Affiliates of Manufacturers and Homebuilders
The Rise of CMO Bonds Issued by Homebuilders
Notes
CHAPTER 9 Paradise Gained, Lost, Regained, and Destroyed (1992 to 2008)
Equilibrium Achieved—Just in Time
1998: When the SEC Destroyed a Wondrous Machine
The Build-Up to Disaster (2001 to 2007)
Enlightenment Ignored—Result: Armageddon (2007 to 2009)
Twenty Events That Led to Bankruptcy
Notes
CHAPTER 10 Resurrection, Recovery, and Reform (2008 to 2014)
Bernanke Speech in DC (Chart 9.1, Event 21)
Euro Debt Crisis (Chart 9.1, Event 23)
GOP Wins House (Chart 9.1, Event 24)
New Stimulus Agreement (Chart 9.1, Event 25)
Debt Ceiling Crisis (Chart 9.1, Event 26)
Death of Osama bin Laden (Chart 9.1, Event 27)
Greek Budget Restraints (Chart 9.1, Event 28)
Tea Party Uprising (Chart 9.1, Event 29)
Bernanke Speech at Jackson Hole (Chart 9.1, Event 32)
Fed Acts Despite GOP Threats (Chart 9.1, Event 33)
Tea Party Extortion (Chart 9.1, Event 34)
CHAPTER 11 Different Circumstances Require Different Solutions
PART TWO The Theory of Financial Stability
CHAPTER 12 Statement: Rule of Law + Freedom + Transparency → Equilibrium
CHAPTER 13 Saying versus Doing
PART THREE Proofs of the Theory of Financial Stability
CHAPTER 14 Mathematics: (1 + i )x > (
E
=
mc
2
)
Note
CHAPTER 15 Law: Incomplete Sale ≡ Secured Borrowing
CHAPTER 16 Economics: Savings ≡ Investment
CHAPTER 17 Accounting: Assets ≡ Liabilities + Capital
CHAPTER 18 International Trade: Current Account Deficit ≡ Capital Investment – Domestic Savings
Note
CHAPTER 19 Philosophy: Benevolence > Self Interest > Fraud
PART FOUR The Future
CHAPTER 20 Achieving Wisdom While Avoiding the Mistakes of Experience
CHAPTER 21 Capital Needs
CHAPTER 22 Sources of Capital
CHAPTER 23 Managing the Water Balloon
CHAPTER 24 Balancing the Bubbles
Epilogue Truth and Consequences
Appendix Six Legal Isolation Requirements
True Sale Opinion and Non-consolidation Opinion
Qualifications, Limitations, or Disclaimers Included In an Attorney’s Opinion
Notes
References
About the Companion Website
About the Authors
Frederick L. Feldkamp
Richard Christopher Whalen
Index
End User License Agreement
List of Tables
Chapter 9
TABLE 9.1
Appendix Six Legal Isolation Requirements
TABLE A.1
List of Illustrations
Chapter 9
FIGURE 9.1
Mortgage Spreads and Market Events, 1963–2013
FIGURE 9.2
Crises and Recoveries, 1987–2012
CHART 9.1
Corporate Bond Risk Premiums, 2007–2014
CHART 9.2
High Yield Risk Premiums, 2007–2014
CHART 9.3
Investment Grade Risk Premiums, 2007–2014
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