I have decided to move this blog from Blogger to Wordpress. Wordpress is a blogging platform that has many more features and will allow me to customize the blog more. Also, Wordpress is more reader friendly than Blogger, so hopefully it will provide a better experience for everyone.
I’m not sure when this transition will be completed. I am new to Wordpress and the change is proving to be more difficult than I expected. I will try to keep this site up as long as possible but there may be some …

No, this post is not about the New York Yankees or Barry Bonds, despite the picture. This post is about a much more interesting topic, Yankee bonds.
Yankee bonds are dollar-denominated bonds issued in the United States by foreign corporations, banks, and governments.
Yankee bonds are registered with the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) and traded in the United States domestic market. Yankee bonds pay interest semi-annualy, and are rated by the the standard US rating agencies, S&P and Moody’s Investor Service.
Issuers of yankee bonds are mostly sovereign, or sovereign guaranteed issuers …

Hedge fund of funds are investments that invest in other hedge funds. Hedge fund of funds provide opportunities for increased diversification, access to highly desirable funds, and fund selection and monitoring expertise. However, hedge fund of funds include a double layer of fees, dramatically reducing the investments’ appeal.
Hedge fund of funds allocate contributed capital between a variety of hedge funds. Normally, a portfolio of 15 to 25 different hedge funds is used. Many, but not all, hedge fund of funds are register with the SEC, and have lower minimum investments …

The Roth 401k allows participants to contribute after-tax dollars but then withdrawal tax-free dollars during retirement.

As private equity, hedge funds, and other alternative asset management firms seek additional capital, keeping internal operations confidential remains an important priority.
These companies rely on secrecy and limited disclosure to protect future plans, unique trading strategies, or other business practices. Because of this need to keep operations confidential, raising capital through global exchanges that are heavily regulated and require large amounts of disclosure is a less attractive option.
GSTrUE
This need to raise capital but limit disclosure is a service Goldman Sachs’s GSTrUE (GS Tradable Unregistered Equity OTC Market) intends to provide. …

As global economies grow, use more natural resources, and emit more Carbon Dioxide (CO2), more solutions will be needed to reduce global warming. The financial markets provide one unique way of limiting CO2 emissions through the creation of a carbon credit market. Each carbon credit represents one tonne of C02. The carbon credit market creates a monetary value for carbon credits and allows the credits to be traded.
Background and the Kyoto Protocol
The carbon credit market was a result of the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol created legally binding emission targets …