I was going to combine APG and APH into a single write-up but now I’m breaking them up into two shorter ones…so APG today, APH next week. Another note: In my Schwab post a few days ago, I was trying to get at a reasonable base assumption for changes in bank deposits in 2023 in…
Original post: some thoughts on Charles Schwab, published Mar. 12, 2023 In The Media Very Rarely Lies, Scott Alexander writes: the media rarely lies…
I have a post on APi Group and Amphenol coming toward the end of the month but before then I wanted to offer some thoughts on Charles Schwab. Nothing…
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Hi everyone, A few weeks ago, I recorded a podcast with my friend @LibertyRPF, who writes the excellent Liberty's Highlights Substack. We discuss…
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This is my last post of the year. Before getting into it, here are some stats on the business of scuttleblurb: 2022 has the dubious distinction of being…
One job of an insurance commissioner is to ensure that carriers under their jurisdiction have sufficient reserves to pay claims. In the early 1900s, the…
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