Cass Materialism is where I post occasional dispatches on financial and economic developments that I find particularly interesting and possibly indicative of larger trends in finance.

My experience as a financial journalist is primarily in risk and capital markets. This, and the fact that I have covered about 25* flameouts and crises in the 30ish years I have done this job, leads me to be somewhat skeptical about Wall Street.

But at least I try to be concise. Thanks for visiting the site. Subscribe if you find this sort of thing useful. There’s more about me here.

* Black Monday, S&Ls, Junk/LBOs, Yeltsin, Salomon, Kidder, Mexico, LTCM, Brazil, Russia, Asia, Argentina (2000), Dotcom, Enron, 9/11, LBO II, Bear, Lehman, Great Financial Crisis, Madoff, MF Global, PIIGS, Covid, Black Monday II, Great Financial Crisis II.