/tags/series-ask-a-banker Series: Ask A Banker en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:57:00 GMT /2013-05-20/ask-a-banker-capital-capital Should banks be required to hold much more capital as a safety net? Just kidding, banks don't hold capital! Mon, 20 May 2013 14:57:00 GMT /2013-05-20/ask-a-banker-capital-capital Matt Levine /2013-04-15/ask-a-banker-whats-it-like The main skills required are attention to detail, cheerful obedience, and the ability to add two-digit numbers in your head. Also, it helps to like finance. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:48:00 GMT /2013-04-15/ask-a-banker-whats-it-like Matt Levine /2013-03-25/ask-a-banker-why-do-people-keep-trying-to-give-me-money A reader who just re-financed his mortgage asks: Why are so many people willing to lend huge amounts of money at such low interest rates? Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:43:00 GMT /2013-03-25/ask-a-banker-why-do-people-keep-trying-to-give-me-money Matt Levine /2013-03-05/ask-a-banker-shadow-banking-is-like-banking-only-shadier Banking is a highly regulated beast. Shadow banking, not so much. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:31:00 GMT /2013-03-05/ask-a-banker-shadow-banking-is-like-banking-only-shadier Matt Levine /2013-02-11/ask-a-banker-stock-tips Does anyone make anything that beats a low-cost index fund? There are at least two short answers to this, which are (1) Don't ask me, and (2) No. Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:01:00 GMT /2013-02-11/ask-a-banker-stock-tips Matt Levine /2013-01-17/ask-a-banker-why-did-bankers-destroy-the-world-also-are-you-hiring Two common questions: 1. Shouldn't more bankers be in jail? 2. How do I get a job in investment banking? Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:10:00 GMT /2013-01-17/ask-a-banker-why-did-bankers-destroy-the-world-also-are-you-hiring Matt Levine /2012-11-20/ask-a-banker-are-the-banks-still-too-big-to-fail Short answer: Of course! Long answer: Here's what it's costing taxpayers, what people are doing about it, and what might happen if we broke up the banks. Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:59:00 GMT /2012-11-20/ask-a-banker-are-the-banks-still-too-big-to-fail Matt Levine /2012-11-07/ask-a-banker-high-frequency-trading More and more stocks are traded by computers, at speeds so fast humans can't keep up. The problems this creates are largely the problems created by all trading, just speeded up. Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:59:00 GMT /2012-11-07/ask-a-banker-high-frequency-trading Matt Levine /2012-10-09/ask-a-banker-what-do-investment-bankers-actually-do They're traveling money salesmen. This explains why many of them are so ornery so much of the time. Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:55:00 GMT /2012-10-09/ask-a-banker-what-do-investment-bankers-actually-do