The Market Time Bomb That's Bigger Than the VIX

As bad as the stock market turbulence has been from volatility-linked products, it could be even worse some day because of exchange-traded loan funds. Stock tumbles have a way of pointing out investments that seemed like safe bets but turned out to be unstable, propped up solely by rising markets.
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Immelt has been unanimously appointed as chairman of Athenahealth, the cloud-based medical records and health care software services provider, by its board of directors. “Jeff shares our vision for more connected, efficient, and human-centered health care; and like us, believes a platform-oriented
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Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is often considered an American retailer, but its international stores actually account for over half of its total stores. Wal-Mart has a presence … platform Paper.vc. Buying a minority stake could be costly for Wal-Mart, and might offer weaker returns than its investment in JD in China.
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Chicago White Sox fans have felt slighted before when people forget they're part of the Windy City sports scene — remember this in 2016? Seriously, ESPN? @whitesox pic.twitter.com/eCthmZ0ZgT. — Sean Bilodeau (@chisoxfan30) October 25, 2016. And now they have this Wheel of Fortune puzzle
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“Housing demand in 2018 will be fueled by more Millennials finally deciding to marry and have kids and the expectations that solid job growth and the strengthening economy will push incomes higher,” NAR Chief Ecomomist Lawrence Yun said. “However, with prices and mortgage rates also expected
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Mert & MarcusTalk about a Taylor Swift takeover. Ever since she moved to New York City a few years ago, the superstar has become quite the real estate mogul, amassing tens of millions of dollars worth of property on a single Manhattan block. E! reports that Taylor just purchased an apartment for $9.75
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Metrostudy has released the results of their 4Q17 survey of the Phoenix housing market, and it shows affordability pressures rising even as the market hits decad high levels. Some of the findings include: • In 2017, New Home Starts were up 10.3% over 2016 levels, and 4Q17 starts were the highest
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Arlington Asset Investment logo Arlington Asset Investment (NYSE:AI) posted its earnings results on Tuesday. The financial services provider reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.02, Bloomberg Earnings reports. Arlington Asset Investment had a negative
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Digital currencies just got name-checked by a group that many of their boosters would probably rather avoid: Securities and Exchange Commission inspectors. For the first time ever, the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations put cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings on a list of
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The market for virtual reality and augmented reality technology could see revenues of $80 billion by 2025, according to a 2016 report from Goldman Sachs. In addition to videogames and other types of entertainment, VR and AR could see growing benefits in healthcare, real estate, and retail, the report
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According to the company, it reached a definitive agreement with Warburg Pincus that will see the funds affiliated with Warburg Pincus will acquire a 55% share of Fiserv's Lending Solutions business, which includes all of the company's automotive loan origination and servicing products as well as its
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Holloway said FFC Mortgage Corp. chose Dayton as the site of its newest branch because of the region's recent economic growth. “Dayton … FFC Mortgage Corp. is a “privately held mortgage lender originating agency and non-agency residential mortgage loans through a network of branch locations.”.
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Payment ease influences borrowers' decisions about what company to get a loan from, according to a survey released at the Mortgage Bankers Association's 2018 National Mortgage Servicing Conference. Borrowers, particularly millennials, also prefer to pay their mortgage with a credit card, according
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Mortgage rates may be on the rise, but when it comes to lending standards, they are loosening, increasing the availability of mortgage credit. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), the Mortgage Credit Availability Index, or MCAI, increased by 2.1% in January to 182.9. The mortgage
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There's a Facebook hoax making the rounds that has forced the world's largest social network to respond. Late last year, a post hit the social network claiming that Facebook was limiting the updates in your News Feed to posts from just 26 of your friends. The post blamed it on an algorithm change
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The banking royal commission has confirmed it will offer no legal protections to victims and whistleblowers if they breach gag orders when making submissions to the inquiry. The official advice, provided by the royal commission to Fairfax Media ahead of is first hearing in Melbourne on Monday, has
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Berkadia originated a $14.6 million, 10-year, permanent Freddie Mac loan on behalf of MIG, for the acquisition of the apartment community. Trails at Harris is located at 1653 S. Harris Drive. The property features immediate access to Superstition Freeway and to a dense commercial hub, with a variety of
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A new Senate Republican report on the Hillary Clinton email investigation renews questions about whether bias in the Obama administration's handling of the case influenced the outcome, including whether President Barack Obama monitored the probe, an unverified assertion that President Donald
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Union College is proud to announce their recent partnership with the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University. Since 1950, the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University has been a major provider of advanced financial education in the United States. With over 15,000
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