Reynolds Holding

MAY 23, 2023

Congress created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) during the Great Depression to stop the rolling banking panic by guaranteeing bank deposits. developed a comprehensive system of bank regulation to complement deposit insurance, including strict separation of banking from securities and other commercial activities.

Banking 52

Banking Equity Start-ups Finance 52

Audit Board

MAY 9, 2023

There was much progress made at the COP26 UN climate summit in Glasgow in 2021, notably with the pledges on methane reduction and deforestation — but these pledges have been a difficult sell to citizens, as countries emerge from pandemic public debt. Ukraine and the energy crisis. Developing countries and the issue of equitability.

Start-ups 52

Start-ups Finance Marketability 52

Brian DeChesare

AUGUST 10, 2022

Historically, these panicked questions were usually variations of: “Will I get pigeonholed? I don’t want to be stuck in oil & gas forever. How do I move around? I can understand these concerns, but they’re both overblown. They do not own oil & gas deposits directly.

Banking 94

Banking EBITDA Dividends Equity 94

Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

I was planning to start this post by telling you that Tesla was back in the news, but that would be misleading, since Tesla never leaves the news. Some of that attention comes from the company's products and innovations, but much of it comes from having Elon Musk as a CEO, a man who makes himself the center of every news cycle.

Start-ups 114

Start-ups Marketability Market Capitalization Equity 114

Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 10, 2023

In fact, at Tesla, a company that I have valued at regular intervals over the last decade, the question of what Elon Musk adds or detracts from value has become more significant over time, rather than fading. We will end with a discussion of how enterprises try, with mixed effects, to build protections against the loss of key personnel.

Key Person Discount 113

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