Comments on: Credit Default Swaps: A $50 Trillion Problem

By: What We Can Learn From The Stock Market Genius That Wall Street Loves to Ignore

What We Can Learn From The Stock Market Genius That Wall Street Loves to Ignore — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:02:54 +0000

[...] The crash came in 2008, just as Mandelbrot had forecast. The options-valuation models assessing credit-default swaps proved hopelessly wrong and the Value-at-Risk models assessing overall risk pushed several of their [...]

By: Money Morning Mailbag: Taking a Closer Look at Dividend Stocks

Money Morning Mailbag: Taking a Closer Look at Dividend Stocks — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:12:14 +0000

[...] – a financial crisis that, not surprisingly, Hutchinson is widely credited for having predicted and warned about well ahead of time. For those who aren't regular readers, and who might like an additional [...]

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These Five Inflation Plays Will Provide Protection and Profits — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:01:33 +0000

[...] – a financial crisis that, not surprisingly, Hutchinson is widely credited for having predicted and warned about well ahead of time. With his "Alpha Bulldog" investing strategy – the crux of his Permanent [...]

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Two Energy Stocks For a Post-Oil-Spill World — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:02:30 +0000

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By: The Tobin Tax: The Fix-It Plan Wall Street Hates ... But Can't Seem to Kill

The Tobin Tax: The Fix-It Plan Wall Street Hates ... But Can't Seem to Kill — Thu, 27 May 2010 10:02:36 +0000

[...] and fights it every time it is proposed. The Tobin tax won't stop all their games – the margins on credit default swaps (CDS) are so high that a Tobin tax would affect them only modestly – but the benefits to markets [...]

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Dodge a Possible Debt Debacle With These Two Stimulus-Plan Safety Plays — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:15:42 +0000

By: Three Ways to Avoid Another Credit-Default-Swap Crisis

Three Ways to Avoid Another Credit-Default-Swap Crisis — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:37:47 +0000

[...] been warning investors about the dangers of credit default swaps since very early in 2008, months before the problems surfaced. There [...]

By: It's the World's Hottest Market - And it Isn't China

It's the World's Hottest Market - And it Isn't China — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:10:14 +0000

[...] his market calls before the meltdown that started last year were just as important. His warnings about the dangers of credit-default swaps – issued half a year before those deadly derivatives ignited the worldwide financial firestorm – [...]

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By: Open Letter to Timothy Geithner: Is Your Nose Getting Longer?

Open Letter to Timothy Geithner: Is Your Nose Getting Longer? — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:56:34 +0000

[...] Money Morning Market Commentary: Credit Default Swaps: A $50 Trillion Problem. [...]

By: Which of the "Rich Four" Countries Will Default First?

Which of the "Rich Four" Countries Will Default First? — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:11:34 +0000

[...] Note: Martin Hutchinson has terrific foresight. He warned investors about the dangers of credit-default swaps – half a year before those deadly derivatives ignited the worldwide financial firestorm. Hutchinson [...]

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By: Why You Need to Look at these Three "Zombie-Free Zones"

Why You Need to Look at these Three "Zombie-Free Zones" — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:24:06 +0000

[...] designated "Alpha-Bulldog" stocks into high-income/high-return portfolios for savvy investors. His warnings about the dangers of credit-default swaps – issued half a year before those deadly derivatives ignited the worldwide financial firestorm – [...]

By: Hidden Traps Make Bank Stocks a Bad Deal

Hidden Traps Make Bank Stocks a Bad Deal — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:15:04 +0000

[...] incessantly reminded, the banks were all intimately inter-connected – not in the least by the diabolical credit-default-swap market. So a big failure could trigger a mass-market [...]

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Will Global Warming Alarmism Disappear Like the Hula-Hoop? — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:16:37 +0000

[...] crisis, longtime market guru Martin Hutchinson has managed to do just that. Not only did he warn investors about the dangers of the credit default swap half a year before those deadly derivatives ignited the worldwide financial firestorm, he almost [...]

By: Could Goldman Sachs Share GM's Fate?

Could Goldman Sachs Share GM's Fate? — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:03:02 +0000

[...] the credit-default swap (CDS) been invented today, can anyone doubt that it would have been fenced in by restrictions so [...]

By: How to Use High-Yielding Stocks to Pave the Way to Double-Digit Capital Gains

How to Use High-Yielding Stocks to Pave the Way to Double-Digit Capital Gains — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:29:31 +0000

[...] Money Morning Contributing Editor Martin Hutchinson – a 27-year investing veteran of the global financial markets – has these days become well known for his timely market calls. Slate magazine early this year lauded Hutchinson's prescience for having correctly predicted the major correction of the U.S. stock market. In April 2008, long before an implosion in a derivative security known as a "credit default swap" caused the implosion of insurance giant American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG), Hutchinson warned Money Morning readers that credit default swaps were a $50 trillion problem. [...]

By: Money Morning’s Hutchinson Makes the National News - Again

Money Morning’s Hutchinson Makes the National News - Again — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:50:13 +0000

[...] In April 2008, long before an implosion in a derivative security known as a "credit default swap" caused the implosion of AIG, Hutchinson warned Money Morning readers that credit default swaps were a $50 trillion problem. [...]

By: The Top 12 U.S. Banks: From Zombies to Hidden Gems

The Top 12 U.S. Banks: From Zombies to Hidden Gems — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:00:57 +0000

[...] warned Money Morning readers about the dangers of credit-default swaps back in April – long before the collapse of American International Group Inc. (AIG) made those [...]

By: Ban Credit Default Swaps? These Corporate Bankruptcies Show We Should

Ban Credit Default Swaps? These Corporate Bankruptcies Show We Should — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:38:29 +0000

[...] the AbitibiBowater bankruptcy case, holders of credit default swaps played two key [...]

By: Why Dividends and Gold Are the Keys to Permanent Wealth

Why Dividends and Gold Are the Keys to Permanent Wealth — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:27:05 +0000

[...] Money Morning Special Report: Credit Default Swaps: A $50 Trillion Problem. [...]

By: Money Morning Expert Makes Noise with Market Call

Money Morning Expert Makes Noise with Market Call — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:01:11 +0000

By: When it Comes to Naming Wall Street’s Worst Invention Ever, Credit Default Swaps Continue to Fill the Bill

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:00:47 +0000

[...] collapse of insurer American International Group Inc. But in an article featuring the headline, "Credit Default Swaps: A $50 Trillion Problem," Hutchinson warned Money Morning readers back in April 2008 that these derivative securities were [...]