Follow the link below to read TTCM’s latest research report on JPMorgan: Maybe The Sky Isn’t Falling For The Big Banks. Please enjoy reading! JPMorgan: Maybe The Sky Isn’t Falling For The Big Banks  Read More

Today, Assured Guaranty announced its acquisition of fellow bond insurer CIFG.  This is now the 3rd acquisition AGO has made of another bond insurance company.  The others, which were FSA and Radian Asset, have been very successful thus far.  While this acquisition is a bit smaller, it looks very safe and should add a nice...Read More

I spent my weekend catching up on some of the recently released annual reports of the big banks. The more I read, the less I could explain current share prices, which are down quite a bit on the year. Despite these companies growing in intrinsic value each year over the last 5 years, some of...Read More

Below is TTCM’s most recent research report on Assured Guaranty. We believe that Puerto Rico fears are greatly exaggerated for AGO. Follow the link to read more.  I hope you enjoy! http://seekingalpha.com/article/3964126-puerto-rico-fears-greatly-exaggerated-ago   Investing in AGO? You’ll want to read these exclusive PRO articles: Assured Guaranty – 50% Of Growing Adjusted Book Value by Tim...Read More

Below is the letter to MBIA shareholders’ written by CEO Jay Brown.  MBIA is another major bond insurer similar to AGO, although AGO is the much stronger company.  I wanted to share the letter because he makes some key points regarding exposure to Puerto Rico, which I believe to widely misunderstood by the overall market....Read More

Below is a fabulous article that was in the Wall Street Journal outlining why banks are extremely attractive investment right now, especially in relation to something like Commercial Real Estate. Much of this is due to the greatly distorted political environment in which the banks are still vilified for the Financial Crisis that ended 7...Read More

Hello Everybody, I hope that you all had a safe and enjoyable Independence Day holiday!  Today’s news is that the people of Greece have rejected the terms of its creditors’ by voting no in the referendum.  Now it will be very difficult for this radical leftist government to come to terms on a package to...Read More

Hello Everybody, Oil prices continue to be immensely volatile, with prices rising roughly 30% from the lows earlier in the year.  After OPEC decided to keep production steady in November, many market prognosticators wrote about how the shale drillers were likely to go head-to-head and keep producing as much as possible.  This was a very...Read More

One of my favorite fund managers, Steven Romick of FPA wrote a compelling letter about the Federal Reserve, and the risks of current policies.  I agree with everything that he says in terms of Ben Bernanke and the huge risks that he is taking.  The only thing that I don’t believe Romick adequately covered was...Read More

This WSJ article seems to not really understand bank business models or the current environment.  Right now banks are overloaded with huge litigation and regulatory costs which are effecting profitability.  In addition net interest margins are artificially low due to actions from the Federal Reserve.  As these issues reside, bank profits should grow.  In addition...Read More