Comments on: Credit Default Swaps: A $50 Trillion Problem

By: It's the World's Hottest Market - And it Isn't China

It's the World's Hottest Market - And it Isn't China — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:31:45 +0000

[...] his market calls before the meltdown that started last year were just as important. His warnings about the dangers of credit-default swaps – issued half a year before those deadly derivatives ignited the worldwide financial firestorm – [...]

By: Hedge Funds Take Direct Stakes in Commodities ... Should We Be Wary?

Hedge Funds Take Direct Stakes in Commodities ... Should We Be Wary? — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:04:31 +0000

By: Why You Need to Look at these Three "Zombie-Free Zones"

Why You Need to Look at these Three "Zombie-Free Zones" — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:24:06 +0000

[...] designated "Alpha-Bulldog" stocks into high-income/high-return portfolios for savvy investors. His warnings about the dangers of credit-default swaps – issued half a year before those deadly derivatives ignited the worldwide financial firestorm – [...]

By: Hidden Traps Make Bank Stocks a Bad Deal

Hidden Traps Make Bank Stocks a Bad Deal — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:15:04 +0000

[...] incessantly reminded, the banks were all intimately inter-connected – not in the least by the diabolical credit-default-swap market. So a big failure could trigger a mass-market [...]

By: Will Global Warming Alarmism Disappear Like the Hula-Hoop?

Will Global Warming Alarmism Disappear Like the Hula-Hoop? — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:16:37 +0000

[...] crisis, longtime market guru Martin Hutchinson has managed to do just that. Not only did he warn investors about the dangers of the credit default swap half a year before those deadly derivatives ignited the worldwide financial firestorm, he almost [...]

By: Could Goldman Sachs Share GM's Fate?

Could Goldman Sachs Share GM's Fate? — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:03:02 +0000

[...] the credit-default swap (CDS) been invented today, can anyone doubt that it would have been fenced in by restrictions so [...]

By: How to Use High-Yielding Stocks to Pave the Way to Double-Digit Capital Gains

How to Use High-Yielding Stocks to Pave the Way to Double-Digit Capital Gains — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:29:31 +0000

[...] Money Morning Contributing Editor Martin Hutchinson – a 27-year investing veteran of the global financial markets – has these days become well known for his timely market calls. Slate magazine early this year lauded Hutchinson’s prescience for having correctly predicted the major correction of the U.S. stock market. In April 2008, long before an implosion in a derivative security known as a “credit default swap” caused the implosion of insurance giant American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG), Hutchinson warned Money Morning readers that credit default swaps were a $50 trillion problem. [...]

By: Money Morning’s Hutchinson Makes the National News - Again

Money Morning’s Hutchinson Makes the National News - Again — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:50:13 +0000

[...] In April 2008, long before an implosion in a derivative security known as a “credit default swap” caused the implosion of AIG, Hutchinson warned Money Morning readers that credit default swaps were a $50 trillion problem. [...]

By: The Top 12 U.S. Banks: From Zombies to Hidden Gems

The Top 12 U.S. Banks: From Zombies to Hidden Gems — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:00:57 +0000

[...] warned Money Morning readers about the dangers of credit-default swaps back in April – long before the collapse of American International Group Inc. (AIG) made those [...]

By: Ban Credit Default Swaps? These Corporate Bankruptcies Show We Should

Ban Credit Default Swaps? These Corporate Bankruptcies Show We Should — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:38:29 +0000

[...] the AbitibiBowater bankruptcy case, holders of credit default swaps played two key [...]