Dealbook reports that the subprime meltdown does not just hurt the poor. It also hurts those who profit from helping put the poor into debt over their heads. Take the case of John Devaney.
Devaney's sour bets on subprime have forced him to put his second home and his yacht -- Positive Carry (a reference to an arbitrage-like trading technique) -- on the market.
Devaney's remarks on subprime remind me of the adage "Be careful what you wish for..." Here's what he had to say back in January: "I personally hate subprime and I'm kind of hoping the whole thing explodes.''
Meanwhile, Dealbook suggested these possible names for the new owner of Devaney's yacht:
- Margin Call
- Sinking Ship
- No Doc Dinghy
- Sub-Merged
- Not so FICO
Feel free to comment with a better one.
Peter Cohan is president of Peter S. Cohan & Associates, a management consulting and venture capital firm. He also teaches management at Babson College and edits The Cohan Letter.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-09-2007 @ 3:34PM
Japippy said...
As to the statement and suggestions for a new name for Mr. Devaneys yacht, Positive Carry; I think that the name should remain just as it is. Although I am not really a superstiious person, but having associated with boaters on occasion I've been told that to change a name of a boat is (in mariners beliefs) as sure invitation to disaster. Have any of you other readers run across similar warnings about name changes on yachts??
Thanks Jim