Category Archives: Interest and Oddities

The Tale of the Empty House

(I was tempted to call this “A Fairfield County Story,” but that was a bit too close to home.  Not my home mind you.  But in the neighborhood.) Jan and Pat Stafford stopped in front of 28 North Gate as … Continue reading

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“Hey, I Just Felt It. A Twinge of Fear.”

“Hey, I Just Felt It. A Twinge of Fear.” (Written by Edward. A McCabe, former president and creative director of Scali, McCabe, Sloves, this appear in the New York Times Magazine on Dec 7, 1986 whenI was going through a rough … Continue reading

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Foreigners Like U.S. Debt as Much as They Ever Have

This is a column I wrote for Bloomberg, Oct 31, 2018 The idea that international investors are shying away from Treasuries is a good argument that falls flat in light of a broad array of evidence. By David Ader October 31, 2018, 5:00 AM … Continue reading

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The Last Bonus of Greenwich Capital

(This is a true story!  I posted it on Linkedin in 2016 and it got several thousand readers, far more than my professional work which is somewhat depressing to say the least.) I sold a chair today. The chair sat … Continue reading

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Under Construction

Well, I have a readership of one.  Me.  Getting this thing underway.

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