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“One of the biggest concerns we have is for community banks that do not believe they have any weaknesses.” –Gerrish’s Musings December 28, 2023 I can’t agree with this statement any more if I tried. It should be the entire content of the blog post or just be looped over and over to make …
Some bond sectors performed better than others in 2023. As we have navigated the holiday season, and hopefully had some time to wrap up some gifts as well as a successful 2023, let’s now spend a few minutes looking into pockets of relative value in the bond market. To get there, we should remind …
Memphis, TN (November 8, 2023) – The Paul W. Barret, Jr. School of Banking today announced the election of its 2023-2024 Executive Committee during its fall Board meeting. Ray Skinner, CEO of Mission National Bank in San Francisco, CA will serve as Board Chair. Joining Skinner on the Executive Committee are: Jennifer Nunley (Chair-Elect) …
Time out for trivia Q’s and A’s to enlighten portfolio management If you’re a sports fan (and I know you are), and you’re also of a vintage that has recall back several decades, you may have heard of Todd Donaho. Donaho was the self-proclaimed “commissioner of sports trivia” as the host of Time Out …
“As you get older, three things happen: the memory goes, and I forget the other two”—Erma Bombeck Being one who can empathize with the late, great humorist Ms. Bombeck, I thought it might be interesting to discuss a segment of the fixed income universe that has served community banking well over the decades. It’s …
Remember the Munis: Don’t go to sleep on a profitable bond sector Read More »
High baseline yields accompany surprisingly wide spreads If your responsibilities include your community bank’s bond portfolio, you’ve been confounded by several elements of its performance in the last 18 months. To the extent your portfolio has mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and government agency bonds, and the clear majority of all bonds owned by banks are …
I really wanted to do one of my “pipe rants” (as Chris likes to call them) and I might, but I wanted to put this idea out there first. Plus…it’s too hot in Memphis right now! Earlier this week, we had Pete Nelson with AgLaunch on our Barret Ag Lending Roundtable for Q2. Pete is …
Realigning Risk Management: What If You’re Wrong? Read More »
A few days ago, I read an article from Yahoo! Finance about AI’s use in providing financial advice for investors. As one would suspect, the younger then age of the investor, the more likely they are to use AI for investment advice. No real earth-shattering news there. There is still a considerable amount of distrust …
“SkyNet”, Investment Advice, and one terrible dad joke Read More »
Buyers of U.S. debt come in many shapes and sizes. I think we can all agree that there has been plenty to be concerned about in the last, say, five years. Some are environmental issues, some are social and, for community bankers, plenty are economic. What gets a lot of play in the business …
I was on a live stream yesterday with my friend, Ben Pankonin from Social Assurance and he asked me a great question about how the recent bank failures will impact what we do at the Barret School of Banking. It’s great question. It’s a timely question. I think it speaks right to the heart of …
What do the recent bank failures mean for banking education? Read More »
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