Reference Articles
from Independent Banker magazine
2008
- November - Will Covered Bonds Come to the Rescue
- October - Ginnie Mae Pools Could Outperform MBS Alternatives
- September - A Football Fan's Guide to Portfolio Management
- August - Investing Wisely
- July - The Current Leveraging Landscape
- July - Capital Markets - Will the Capital Markets Drought Spur an M&A Rebound?
- June - Why Are Yield Spread So Wide?
- May - Watch for Pre-Refundings
- April - Portfolio Cash Flows Are Expected to Snowball
- March - A New Era of Portfolio Management
- February - MBS Prepayments: Slowdown in the Offing?
- January - Hybrid ARMs are Here to Stay
- January - Capital Markets - Publicly Traded Banks Hope
for a Better Year in 2008
2007
- December 2007 - Steeper Curve Creates Year-End Opportunities
- November 2007 - Non-Maturity Deposits Gain Sensitivity
- November 2007 - Capital Markets - Don't Overlook Asset Allocation
- October 2007 - Muni Insurers Under the Spotlight
- September 2007 - Credit Spreads Still Narrow
- September 2007 - Capital Markets - How to Manage Assets
to Protect and Build Value - August 2007 - Performance Compass
- July 2007 - The Continuing Saga of Agency-Preferred Stock
- July 2007 - How Repurchase Plans Can Boost Performance
- June 2007 - Subprime Loan Rarely Appear in Bank Portfolios
- May 2007 - Both Premiums and Discounts Can Reduce Risk,
Add Performance - May 2007 - Capital Markets - The Private Equity Market Option
for Community Banks - April 2007 - Will Lower Rates Accompany Margin Compression?
- March 2007 - What Does Your Board Know?
- February 2007 - Looking at total return to find bonds that outperform
- January 2007 - Non-Standard MBS Can Improve Performance
- January 2007 - Capital Markets - Examining the Case for MOEs
2006
- December 2006 - Tax-Frees 'Must Knows'
- November 2006 - Optionality Options
- November 2006 - Capital Markets - Price-to-Earnings Multiples
- October 2006 - Serving Small Businesses
- September 2006 - Second Take
- September 2006 - Capital Markets - The Consolidation Conundrum
- August 2006 - Tea Leaf Reading
- July 2006 - Rate Swap Time?
- July 2006 - Capital Markets - Choosing Change
- June 2006 - Deposit Shuffle
- May 2006 - A Better Mousetrap
- May 2006 - Capital Markets - Choosing Liquidity Channels
- April 2006 - Ripe for Refinancing
- March 2006 - Day-to-Day Portfolio Management
- February 2006 - Watch Your Step
- January 2006 - Brave New World
- January 2006 - Capital Markets - Tweaking a Definition
2005
- December 2005 - Swap Season
- November 2005 - Time to Buy?
- October 2005 - Back to School
- September 2005 - Breaking it Down
- August 2005 - Creating the Path to Capital Markets
- July 2005 - Entering the Fray
- June 2005 - Quick and Timely
- May 2005 - Forecasting Earnings
- April 2005 - New Kid on the Block
- March 2005 - What does the Yield Curve Tell Us?
- March 2005 - Leavings of a Lame Duck
- March 2005 - Path to Success
- February 2005 - Cushion Bonds
- January 2005 - Sub C vs. Sub S
2004
- December 2004 - FASB Changes
- November 2004 - Climbing the Ladder
- October 2004 - Analyzing Arms
- August 2004 - Portfolio Restructuring
- July 2004 - Impact of Tax Status
- June 2004 - Key Bank Characteristics
- May 2004 - In High Times and Low
- April 2004 - When to Invest
- March 2004 - Pick Your Path
- February 2004 - Hybrid ARMs
- January 2004 - Portfolio Yield Projections
2003
- December 2003 - Portfolio Prognosticating
- November 2003 - Pre-Refunded Municipals
- October 2003 - The Big Picture
- September 2003 - Volatile Issues
- August 2003 - Investing With Confidence
- July 2003 - Measuring Rate Risk
- June 2003 - Trust Preferred Securities
- May 2003 - Rising Rates
- April 2003 - Price Convexity
- March 2003 - Investigating Products That Outperform
- February 2003 - Changing Investments
- January 2003 - Suitable Securities
2002
- December 2002 - Historical Perspectives
- November 2002 - Tackling Step-Ups
- October 2002 - Year-end Planning
- September 2002 - Chasing Yields
- July 2002 - Take Out Yield
- June 2002 - Spring Training 2002
- May 2002 - Liquidity Exam Procedures
- April 2002 - Polishing Portfolio Skills
- March 2002 - Choosing Suitable Securities
- February 2002 - The Rate Debate
- January 2002 - Riding the Yield Curve
2001
- December 2001- The Sweetest Spot
- November 2001 - Loans and Profits - Revisted
- October 2001 - Cleaning House
- September 2001 - Reading Tea Leaves - Part II
- August 2001 - Trading on Sucess
- July 2001 - Reading the Tea Leaves
- June 2001 - More Loans, More Profits?
- May 2001 Hold or Fold? - Originating/Selling SBA Loans
- March 2001 - Improving Performance Through Bond Swaps
- February 2001 - Risk Made Easy
- January 2001 - Hot, Hot Agencies