tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91178542246341855602009-02-22T08:35:59.856-06:00Developers &amp; managers of commercial real estate.Bridgetown Partnersnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117854224634185560.post-8682866501285908512009-02-22T08:31:00.002-06:002009-02-22T08:36:00.058-06:00What are collateralized debt obligations? How about credit default swaps? This 11-minute video from <a href="http://crisisofcredit.com">CrisisofCredit.com</a> offers a simple overview of a complex problem.<br /><br /><center><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3261363&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3261363&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/3261363">The Crisis of Credit Visualized</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jonathanjarvis">Jonathan Jarvis</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9117854224634185560-868286650128590851?l=www.bridgetownpartners.com' alt='' /></div>Bridgetown Partnersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9117854224634185560.post-27916759636707470122008-12-14T20:18:00.003-06:002008-12-16T11:32:19.949-06:00<a href="http://tilsonfunds.com/">Whitney Tilson</a> is a disciple of Warren Buffett and an astute watcher of the US mortgage market. Tilson teamed up with <a href="http://www.amherstsecurities.com/">Amherst Securities</a> to analyze mortgage defaults, and in the process they discovered some unanticipated & disturbing trends.<br /><br /><div><center><embed src='http://www.cbs.com/thunder/swf30can10cbsnews/rcpHolderCbs-3-4x3.swf' FlashVars='link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecbsnews%2Ecom%2Fvideo%2Fwatch%2F%3Fid%3D4668112n&partner=news&vert=News&autoPlayVid=false&releaseURL=http://release.theplatform.com/content.select?pid=NAAFE_xpUxO6wgCwW0Jo1Aw1Llxdzm_k&name=cbsPlayer&allowScriptAccess=always&wmode=transparent&embedded=y&scale=noscale&rv=n&salign=tl' allowFullScreen='true' width='425' height='324' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer'></embed><br/><a href='http://www.cbs.com'>Watch CBS Videos Online</a></center></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9117854224634185560-2791675963670747012?l=www.bridgetownpartners.com' alt='' /></div>Bridgetown Partnersnoreply@blogger.com0