This is the best of BND: Interviews. A discussion with Mac Thompson, who is the Founder & President of White Clay. We discuss how White Clay’s software helps banks and credit unions maximize profitability within a product or business unit. How you can fully utilize existing data to build stronger relationships with your customers. How White Clay can help with balance sheet management and thus strategic planning. We also discussed Mac’s background and why he decided to start White Clay. A link to White Clay’s website is included below.

Link: https://www.whiteclay.com/

This is the best of BND: Interviews.  A discussion with Greg Smith, Curriculum Director for the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. Stonier is a banking school, which is run through the American Bankers Association (ABA) and has a partnership with the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Stonier has been around for 91 years and was originally founded by Dr. Harold Stonier in 1935. Listed below is a link to the Stonier website with information about the program.

Link: https://www.aba.com/training-events/schools/stonier-graduate-school-of-banking/about-stonier

This is the best of BND: Interviews.  Continuing the discussion with Bob Newman from Chatham Financial. Chatham is a global advisory and technology firm focused exclusively on financial risk management. Chatham has expertise in the debt and derivatives markets. The conversation here is based around an example of a “vanilla” derivative transaction, that can help a bank turn mismatches in assets and liabilities on their balance sheet into matches.

Link: https://www.chathamfinancial.com/

This is the best of BND: Interviews. A discussion with Bob Newman from Chatham Financial. Chatham is a global advisory and technology firm focused on financial risk management. Chatham has expertise in the debt and derivatives markets. The conversation focuses on derivatives and how banks can effectively use them to hedge the risk on their balance sheet.

Link: https://www.chathamfinancial.com/

This is the best of BND: The Lords of Easy Money. Dr. Thomas Hoenig is the former Governor of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank and Vice-Chairman of the FDIC. Dr. Hoenig is the main character in the book The Lords of Easy Money by Christopher Leonard. Dr. Hoenig became famous for his dissenting votes during FOMC meetings in 2010 along with his warnings about prolonged easy money policy.

This is the best of BND: The Lords of Easy Money. In this last episode of the series, we look at what has transpired from the end of the book in 2021 to today. I pose the question one more time, did the Fed save the day or permanently destroy our economy? What do you think?

This is the best of BND: The Lords of Easy Money. This episode reviews Part 3 of the bank, which covers chapters 13-16.  

This is the best of BND: The Lords of Easy Money. This episode reviews Part 2 of the book, which covers chapters 7-12.   

This is the best of BND: The Lords of Easy Money. This episode reviews Part 1 of the book, which covers chapters 1-6. 

This July 4th we celebrate America’s 250th birthday by considering Adam Smith’s view of free trade. What did he get right and what might he have gotten wrong? We also consider 10 enduring lessons from Adam Smith. In addition, what American classics should you be reading this 4th of July? This episode reviewed multiple articles from The Epoch Times (subscription required).