by Brian Hague, CFA | Jun 16, 2015 | Enterprise Risk Management
In this, our last installment in a series of articles on builders and bankers, we’ll take a look at the relative attitudes toward risk of each group (and perhaps debunk some misconceptions in the process). You may recall that our use of the term “builders” refers to...
by Brian Hague, CFA | May 12, 2015 | Enterprise Risk Management
Our last article, titled “Builders and Bankers,” highlighted the difference in leadership style between builders and bankers, using the analogy of building a hot fire in a wood stove vs. banking the coals to keep the heat constant through a chilly night. Builders can...
by Brian Hague, CFA | Apr 17, 2015 | Enterprise Risk Management
Are you a builder, or a banker? No, we’re not talking about construction here. Nor would I label a credit union person with “the b-word.” About five years ago, I heard an excellent presentation on leadership by T.D. Jakes. In it, he said that there are two kinds of...
by Brian Hague, CFA | Feb 24, 2015 | Economics
Among the emerging risks that The Rochdale Group monitors are geopolitical threats. These include things like last year’s worries over Russia’s annexation of the Crimea and its forays into Ukraine; the potential threat of a nuclear Iran; and the re-emergent fears over...
by Brian Hague, CFA | Jan 30, 2015 | Economics
After several years of intently watching the Fed for clues as to the economy, the markets and interest rates, 2015 will be the year that we can finally take our eyes off the Fed, and focus on the consumer. Think this year won’t be about the consumer? Think again. The...
