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The Vaccine Ethical Quandary

Posted On May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 By Ian

I’m sure everyone saw the news that Moderna had some positive early results on its vaccine prospects. As an aside, if the vaccine doesn’t make it to market, prepare for a limit loss on their D&O given they raised over $1B of equity the day of the news. However, let’s Continue Reading

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Making The Bear Market Case

Posted On May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 By Ian

Investors are feeling pretty good these days. The S&P is only down 10% on the year and the NASDAQ is actually up. The bull case is very simple: The Fed Won’t Fail Us! That’s it. Sure, you can argue if we get a vaccine soon prices are justified, but that Continue Reading

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Why Tesla’s D&O Premium Wasn’t High Enough

Posted On May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 By Ian

Earlier this week, Tesla decided to cancel its D&O insurance because it was too expensive. I will argue it wasn’t expensive enough. A 100% rate on line sounds appropriate to me. Elon Self Insures First, let’s review what exactly Elon did. Below is the language from the revised 10-K (all Continue Reading

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