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Fourth Annual Municipal Finance Conference
I hope you can join us in Boston this summer at the Fourth Annual Municipal Finance Conference. The conference will be hosted on August 7 by Brandeis International Business School and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. The conference has evolved … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandeis University, Conferences, Federal Reserve, Muncipal Finance Conference, Talks
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“After the Taper” Slides Now Available
On November 3, I gave a talk titled “After the Taper: Risks for the Fed and the Treasury” to the Denver Chapter of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (“GARP”). We had an interesting mix of attendees from around the … Continue reading
2014 Municipal Finance Conference
The Bond Buyer, the Brandeis International Business School, and the Rosenberg Institute of Global Finance will host the 2014 Municipal Finance Conference from July 31 to August 1, 2014 in Boston. Now in its third year, the conference fosters communication between … Continue reading
Agenda Set for 2013 Municipal Finance Conference
The agenda is now set for the 2013 Municipal Finance Conference, sponsored by The Bond Buyer and Brandeis International Business School. The conference will be held August 1-2, 2013 at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. As a member of the organizing … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandeis University, Conferences, Federal Reserve, James Bullard, James Lebenthal, Municipal Bonds, Talks, The Bond Buyer
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2013 Municipal Finance Conference
The Bond Buyer and Brandeis International Business School will host the 2013 Municipal Finance Conference on August 1-2, 2013 at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. The conference will bring together academics, practitioners, regulators and issuers to discuss the functioning of … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandeis University, Conferences, Municipal Bonds, Talks, The Bond Buyer
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Talk at the Chicago Fed
I was pleased to speak on a panel last week at the Sixth Annual Risk Conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Driehaus College of Business, DePaul University. I appeared on a panel on Business Model … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago Fed, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, Talks, Treasury Debt
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QWAFAFEW Talk on the National Debt: The Slides
Here are the slides from “The National Debt: Myths and Realities”, a talk I gave to QWAFAFEW in Denver last week. Qwafafew talk 31 jan2013 from Winthrop T. Smith By the way, the presentation draws on two recent articles from this … Continue reading
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Tagged Federal Reserve, QWAFAFEW, Talks, Treasury Debt, Weighted Average Maturity
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QWAFAFEW Talk on the National Debt
On January 31st, I will give a talk titled “The National Debt: Myths and Reality” to QWAFAFEW in Denver. QWAFAFEW is the Quantitative Work Alliance for Applied Finance, Education and Wisdom. It is an informal organization of quantitatively oriented professionals … Continue reading
Upcoming Talk on the National Debt
On Wednesday, October 24, I will give a talk to the Finance Club of the University of Colorado at Boulder. The name of the talk is “A Professional’s Guide to the National Debt”, and it will be held at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Federal Reserve, National Debt, Talks, Treasury Debt, U.S. Treasury, University of Colorado-Boulder
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GARP Talk on Unconventional Energy Resources
I will be the guest host for a talk tomorrow, September 20, at the Denver Chapter of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (“GARP”). The topic is “Unconventional Resources in North America and the Potential for Energy Independence”, and the … Continue reading
The Well-Tempered Spreadsheet 