Either would be a better candidate for Treasury Secretary. Fed has a tradition of appointing academics as chairmen (although not for other FOMC seats). Also, it would be a huge conflict of interest for someone like Jamie Dimon to control interest rates, since bank profits are basically linked to Fed Funds.
Also, what do you have against Yellen? She seems nice.
I’m willing to keep an open mind on Trump as regards potentially lowering and simplifying tax rates, increasing infrastructure spending and bringing in some healthcare reform. Those are badly needed and I think if Obama had a democratic led congress over the last 4 years we’d have seen major efforts to improve 3 of those 4 (I think the tax code would have been altered but without average rates falling). Republicans have very aggressively prevented an increase in infrastructure spending over the past 8 years, so it’ll be interesting to see if they allow Trump any more leeway.
Where I really worry about Trump is international relations, environmental and energy issues and filling the supreme court with extremists. I don’t have much optimism in those areas.
On Obama, I think history will be kind to him. With a less partisan congress in recent years, I think he could have achieved a lot more. He’s clearly a good man: intelligent, empathetic and thoughtful.
I’m with Carson.
Same, I am willing to hit the reset & give Donald a fair shake. Asidefrom international relations though I am already terrified of what his environmental impact may be based on his choice of a climate change denier on the EPA team
I think Trump is going to be very good on foreign policy. It’s domestic policy that’s concerning.
Americans are so easily duped. “Oh, maybe Comey has a good reason for committing election fraud”, now it’s “oh maybe a psychopathic dictator could be good”. Cmon guys, don’t you ever get tired of being conned?
Yup, I play the probabilities, and they came up the way they did (last minute election fraud, Clinton winning real vote, Trump winning EC). That happens kiddo, welcome to the nature of probabilities. What matters is that I’m right a high percentage of the time. How so? More accurate estimation of the probabilities.
I think we have seen PA’s first admission on this site that he’s not always right. I think we’re making progress here.
I almost want to make it my signature line
Oh I am constantly worried about being wrong, thus such thorough analysis of every little move. Those of us wrong didn’t lose money, because the market bounced. And so I was still right , since all I care about is total return.
See, I calculated “what if I’m wrong, what is max loss?”. Well, probably he doesn’t actually build the wall within 1 day, and so the ADHD market forgets, and we get to weasel out of our MX trades before the real sh!t hits the fan. Same for long SPX in the dip expecting a Clinton win, we were wrong, and yet we ended up being right anyhow…cause it’s late bull, and people are optimistic.
PA, an awe inspiring probabilities calculating machine. 
FTFY
Shrug, those two things are not mutually exclusive, so who cares?
It’s an investment management site dude, total return wins!! 
It’s the off-topic section.
^ LOL, you got burned there. Had to delete your own forum rule-breaking post.
Don’t think I didn’t notice. I see all. 
I didn’t get burned at all.
I was wrong, and I corrected it.
You were wrong, and did nothing.
I didn’t think anything of the sort.
I didn’t try to hide anything, and whether or not you noticed is of no interest to me.
PA, please ignore him.
kinda cool
http://www.artfido.com/blog/white-house-photographer-reveals-his-favourite-photos-of-barack-obama/
^ very cool
s2000 please don’t feed PA. he doesn’t even care about logic, he just wants to see everything burn
Okey dokey.