by Jeff Owen | Mar 19, 2015 | Enterprise Risk Management
Do you ever stop to consider what’s behind your walls? No, I’m not talking about spiders, bugs or ghosts… I’m talking about all of the “stuff” that has to work in order for your house to function well. I don’t think about it much either — until recently. I began the...
by Brian Hague, CFA | Dec 30, 2014 | Enterprise Risk Management
‘Twas the night before New Year’s, two-thousand-fifteen, A most interesting year on the ERM scene. Consumers were vulnerable to hackers’ reaches, As merchants were “Targets” of broad data breaches. Emerging technologies came every day: EMV, CurrentC, and ApplePay....
by Brian Hague, CFA | Aug 22, 2014 | Enterprise Risk Management
The latest home price numbers (through May, according to S&P/Case-Shiller) looked pretty solid: the benchmark 20-City Composite measure was up 9.3% year-over-year (YOY). All 20 markets posted gains on an unadjusted basis, though 14 showed YOY declines when...
by Tony Ferris | Feb 20, 2014 | Enterprise Risk Management
Remember the collapse of Lehman Brothers back in 2008? When the fourth largest investment bank filed for bankruptcy? There was a tremendous uproar from the public and government about the economic impact of the downfall. The collective contempt focused on the...