03-25-2024 “Times Like These” Make You Look At Your Options
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Jay’s on a one-way motorway
He’s an ease that drives away, then loosens sales back home.
The Fed remains on the road to reducing monetary constraints, whether through lower rates or fewer sales of Treasuries. What bites harder, a recession, political upheaval, or a liquidity crisis?
The Fed and Gold buyers agree that inadequate cash lubricating global commerce creates unpredictable and dire consequences. Will rates go up or down 100 basis points? Prudent hedgers buy time to adapt to market changes by buying options.
It’s times like these buying time again.
Song: Times Like These (2002) Foo Fighters
Les Parker, CMB
Former senior vice president of a national technology and service company.
Les Parker is the Managing Director at Transformational Mortgage Solutions Advisory Board Member for Ainsworth Advisors; and has served as the Senior Vice President of Industry Relations and Consulting at LoanLogics, a technology and services provider focused on improving mortgage loan quality, performance, and reliability throughout the loan life-cycle. His responsibilities included managing the company’s life of loan analytics and monitoring capabilities, overseeing consulting services, contributing to the strategic planning team, and communicating with industry leaders to develop and maintain positive relationships. He focused on identifying threats and strategic opportunities.
Parker has executive mortgage banking experience in capital markets, servicing, operations, production, and financial management. Parker has served as director of the largest private issuer of CMOS. His educational background covers music, religious studies, mortgage banking, mathematics, and business administration. Parker holds a BBA in Finance, and other degrees, and has held numerous securities licenses. Parker is a Master Certified Mortgage Banker, a designation conferred by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Parker writes, speaks, and provides audio content, Since the late 1980s, he publishes a daily newsletter connecting global macroeconomics to the US interest rate movement.