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Causes of Persistent Systemic Risk – Brian Lamb and Janet Tavakoli
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Letter: Withdrawal from Non-binding Paris Accord

Posted June 5, 2017
By Janet Tavakoli

The next time we go to the negotiating table, we’ll insist on fairness, accountability and a deal that will pass the scrutiny of our elected representatives.

Posted March 24, 2017
By Janet Tavakoli

Separate commercial banks that take in deposits and provide loans from investment banks that sell securities and speculate. Eliminate Fed funding and bailouts for investment banks.

Posted March 7, 2015
By Janet Tavakoli

QE Math Tavakoli Structured Finance Spoof

Do derivatives confuse you? Do you hate bond math? We feel the same way! So we simplified your life with headache free QE math.
— The Federal Reserve Board We-Hate-Math Committee

Posted May 29, 2014
By Janet Tavakoli

Eliminating paper money is not about deterring crime and the problems of “low” inflation. It is about eliminating the zero bound on interest rates and preventing people from bailing into cash.

Posted May 13, 2017
By Janet Tavakoli

Foreclosure fraud is a crime; owing mortgage debt is not.

Posted October 6, 2016
By Janet Tavakoli

Lester Holt asked Mr. Trump whether he supported the Iraq War, and even seemed to debate him when Mr. Trump said he had not. But Holt did not ask Secretary Clinton the same question. At the time, she was a Senator, and she voted for the Iraq War.

Posted September 18, 2016
By Janet Tavakoli

At issue is self-determination, the ability to make and enforce laws. It is unwise to ignore that 1,000 years of English Common Law, a legal system that was successfully exported around the world, was on the brink of eradication.

Posted August 18, 2016
By Janet Tavakoli

Whether or not you agree with Trump, at a minimum his participation is forcing other candidates to clarify their positions on illegal immigration, and other issues.

Posted April 13, 2016
By Janet Tavakoli

William Worthington Fowler’s Twenty Years of Inside Life in Wall Street or Reflections of the Personal Experience of a Speculator is a joy to read.

Posted November 5, 2015
By Janet Tavakoli

Facebook stock is at a record high: 103.94 as of the close Nov 4, 2015.

I am a long-time critic of Facebook’s funny numbers.

Posted September 10, 2015
By Janet Tavakoli

Character is the most important of all of the four C’s of credit: character, capacity, collateral, and capital. Character is paramount. Money cannot buy it.

Posted July 6, 2015
By Janet Tavakoli

All the roads ahead will be hard for Greece. Some Greek corporations have already issued scrip, due to the shortage of Euros. Handelsblatt reported that Greek banks will be tapped out by the end of the day today.

Posted June 4, 2015
By Janet Tavakoli

Very serious consideration should be given to a thorough independent audit and new independent stress tests for Deutsche Bank.

Posted April 4, 2015
By Janet Tavakoli

Decisions: Life and Death on Wall Street (Kindle Single Edition)

I fled the Islamic Republic of Iran with a suitcase, a thousand dollars, and no regrets. But it wasn’t easy; I had to rebuild my life from scratch. Less than ten years later, I faced a decision that threatened to erase most of what I had accomplished, and I hesitated as I weighed the consequences.

Janet Tavakoli, president of Tavakoli Structured Finance

Structured Finance Expert, Consultant, Expert Witness, Author, Speaker

Janet Tavakoli is one of the world's foremost experts in structured finance, complex derivatives, securitizations, credit derivatives, total return swaps, mortgage backed securities, and interest rate swaps. She is the president of Tavakoli Structured Finance, Inc. (TSF), a Chicago based consulting firm founded in 2003.

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