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| January 19, 2012 - Doug Dachille discusses the impact of Fed actions on financial institutions
In this segment, which aired on CNBC’s Squawk Box program, Doug Dachille, CEO of First Principles Capital Management, offers his analysis on how difficult it is for financial institutions to operate in the current environment, and how it has been made even more difficult by Federal Reserve policy. View Clip |
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| December 1, 2011 – Doug Dachille discusses the European debt crisis, the impact of Fed action on financial markets, and the failure of regulation to protect appropriate parties.
In this segment of a town hall discussion at The Deal Economy 2012, Douglas Dachille, CEO of First Principles Capital Management, talks about the European debt situation, the pricing of risk in capital markets, the role of regulation, and the impact of the Federal Reserve's actions on financial markets. View Clip |
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| October 24, 2011 - Doug Dachille discusses the mortgage refinancing program announced earlier in the day by the Obama administration.
Doug Dachille, CEO of First Principles Capital Management, talks with Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox about the latest plan to help the housing market and why it has a better chance of success than previous efforts. View Clip |
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| September 12, 2011 - Doug Dachille talks about the challenges in global financial markets
In this segment, which aired on Bloomberg’s Taking Stock program, Doug Dachille, CEO of First Principles Capital Management, discusses the impact of current and proposed banking regulations on global financial markets. View Clip |
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| August 23, 2011 - Doug Dachille discusses problems in European financial markets and the U.S. housing market
In this segment, which aired on CNBC’s Squawk Box program, Doug Dachille, CEO of First Principles Capital Management, offers his view of potential solutions to the European debt crisis. He also discusses problems in the U.S. housing market and the connection between the inability of many borrowers to refinance their mortgage loans and the extraordinary price of mortgage securities. View Clip |
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| August 10, 2011 - Doug Dachille offers a solution to problems in the mortgage market
In this segment, which aired on CNBC’s Squawk Box program, Doug Dachille, CEO of First Principles Capital Management, offers a compelling plan to allow creditworthy borrowers to take advantage of current low rates. View Clip |
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| July 18, 2011 - Doug Dachille explains why a low rate environment won’t fix U.S. housing market
Doug Dachille, CEO of First Principles Capital Management, talks with Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox about the debt ceiling, the reasons that the low rate environment has not been sufficient to spur a recovery in housing, and how higher rates could be beneficial for the economy. View Clip |
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| February 8, 2011 - Doug Dachille Discusses Supply, Demand, and Diversification in the Municipal Bond Market
Doug Dachille, CEO of First Principles Capital Management, explores the factors driving recent performance of the municipal bond market and has recommendations on how investors should view their allocation to municipal securities. View Clip |
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| January 20, 2011 - Doug Dachille on the Impact of QE2
Doug Dachille, CEO of First Principles Capital Management, discusses why QE2 may not improve the employment market. View Clip |
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| January 20, 2011 - Doug Dachille on the Municipal Bond Market
Doug Dachille, CEO of First Principles Capital Management, opines on recent headlines regarding investor panic in the municipal bond market. View Clip |
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| August 16, 2010 - Doug Dachille on Housing and Recovery
Doug Dachille, CEO of First Principles Capital Management, discusses slowed growth in the economy as well as an alternative to current government programs aimed at improving the state of the housing market. View Clip |
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| May 19, 2010 - Doug Dachille On Debt Threat
Doug Dachille, CEO of First Principles Capital Management, discusses the global debt threat on this segment from CNBC’s “Squawk Box” program. View Clip |
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| April 9, 2010 – Doug Dachille on Fannie and Freddie
Doug Dachille discusses the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac fallout as well as the future of housing finance in this segment on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” program. View Clip |
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| February 24, 2010 – Doug Dachille on Risk Taking and Compensation at Banks
Doug Dachille, Chief Executive Officer of First Principles Capital Management, talks with the BBC’s “Business Daily” program about risk taking at banks and the need for compensation reform. The full program is at the link below. Doug is featured from the 8 minute and 40 second point to approximately 13 minutes and 25 seconds. Listen to Clip |
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| December 16, 2009 - Doug Dachille Discusses Federal Reserve Policy and Asset-Backed Securities
Doug Dachille, chief executive officer of First Principles Capital Management LLC, talks with Bloomberg's Pimm Fox about Federal Reserve Monetary Policy and the outlook for the mortgage-backed securities market. Mr. Dachille also covers asset-backed securities and his investment strategy in the current market environment. View Clip |
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| September 2, 2009 – Doug Dachille on the power dilemma at the Federal Reserve
Doug Dachille, CEO of First Principles Capital Management, discusses the Fed's power dilemma. View Clip |
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| June 12, 2009 – Doug Dachille on investing with less risk
Doug Dachille, Chief Executive Officer of First Principles Capital Management LLC, shares his thoughts on how investing for less risk and less return is a better play for today's market environment than reaching for yield. View Clip |
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| June 8, 2009 – Doug Dachille discusses the TALF
Doug Dachille, Chief Executive Officer of First Principles Capital Management LLC, talks with Bloomberg's Pimm Fox about the Federal Reserve's Term Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility. Mr. Dachille also discusses interest rates, U.S. taxes on investments and the Fed's program to purchase mortgage-backed securities to help drive down borrowing costs. View Clip |
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| March 30, 2009 - Geithner’s Game Plan
In this segment on CNBC’s “Squawk Box”, First Principles CEO Doug Dachille evaluates the Treasury’s newest plan to tackle troubled assets. View Clip |
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| January 22, 2009 - Doug Dachille evaluates the good bank/bad bank proposal
In this segment from Bloomberg Television’s “Taking Stock”, Doug Dachille evaluates the merits of the good bank/bad bank proposal. He comments on how many actions that the government takes to stabilize the financial system are frequently offset by additional government proposals that introduce elements of uncertainty into the balance of power between borrowers and lenders, leaving private investors ultimately uninterested in taking risks on many bank assets. View Clip |
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| January 6, 2009 – The Obama Stimulus
In this segment from CNBC’s “Squawk Box”, Senator Kent Conrad, Budget Committee chairman, D-ND, discusses the Obama stimulus package while Doug Dachille, CEO of First Principles Capital Management and a guest host on the show, offers suggestions to the Senator as to how the stimulus package should address the financial difficulties facing municipalities and state governments. View Clip |
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| January 6, 2009 - Market Task Force
Doug Dachille, a guest host on CNBC's "Squawk Box", discusses the state of the markets with other guests and commentators and shares his thoughts on why there will be more uncertainty in the year to come. View Clip |
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| November 26, 2008 - Fixing the Financial System
In this segment from CNBC’s “Squawk Box”, First Principles CEO Doug Dachille evaluates how recent government intervention in the financial markets has exposed the taxpayer to increased liability beyond original TARP provisions. Additionally, Mr. Dachille shares his thoughts on how to structure the intervention so that the government may have an exit strategy for the future. View Clip |
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| November 24, 2008 - Doug Dachille comments on government intervention with respect to Citigroup
In this morning segment on Bloomberg Television, Doug Dachille comments on the Citigroup bailout and the danger of using stock prices as a metric for evaluating the merits of government intervention. View Clip |
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| November 21, 2008 - Doug Dachille provides insight on puzzling market developments
Please click below to access a link to Bloomberg.com where a recent radio interview with First Principles CEO, Doug Dachille, is hosted. You will find the link under the title “First Principles' Dachille Says 'Take Citigroup Private'.” Listen to Podcast |
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| November 12, 2008 - Discussing the effectiveness of the government bailout plan
In this segment from CNBC's Squawk Box, Doug Dachille discusses the effectiveness of the government bailout plan and addresses the important distinction between stabilization of the financial system and stimulation of the broader economy. View Clip |
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| October 8, 2008 - Short Selling Ban Expires
As the short selling ban nears expiry, Doug Dachille shares his thoughts on the TARP and a more efficient way to recapitalize financial institutions on this evening segment on CNBC. View Clip |
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| September 16, 2008 - After the Lehman Collapse
In this segment on Bloomberg Television's "Taking Stock," Doug Dachille comments on the Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy, AIG, and what to look for prospectively in these challenging markets. View Clip |
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| September 9, 2008 - Paulson’s Itchy Finger, on the Trigger of a Bazooka
In this September 9, 2008 New York Times Article, Doug Dachille comments on how the takeover plan has left equity investors in Fannie and Freddie without an opportunity to make their voices heard. Full Article |
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| September 8, 2008 - Takeover of Fannie and Freddie
In this September 8, 2008 clip from CNBC's Squawk Box program, Doug Dachille discusses the details of the Fannie and Freddie takeover and examines if certain elements of the plan could have been implemented earlier to avoid such a takeover. View Clip |
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| July 16, 2008 - Doug Dachille discusses Fannie and Freddie with Representative Spencer Bachus
Doug Dachille, CEO of First Principles, discusses issues facing Fannie and Freddie as well as a proposal to address these entities' funding concerns with Representative Spencer Bachus (R-AL). View Clip |
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| June 25, 2008 - Doug Dachille Discusses the AMT
On this June 25th segment from CNBC's Squawk Box, Doug Dachille, CEO of First Principles Capital Management, debates the merits of inclusion of specific items in determining taxpayer exposure to the Alternative Minimum Tax (“AMT”) with Chairman Charles Rangel, D-NY and Representative Michele Bachmann, R-MN. During this segment, Mr. Dachille challenges these elected officials to correct egregious flaws in the AMT such as the inclusion of state taxes and the standard deduction in determining whether a taxpayer is subject to this tax. View Clip |
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| June 25, 2008 - Doug Dachille Evaluates Issues Facing the Fed
Doug Dachille, CEO of First Principles Capital Management, co-hosts this June 25, 2008 segment of Squawk Box on CNBC and offers his insights on issues facing the Fed and the implications that future rate hikes will have on the fixed income markets. View Clip |
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| April 23,2008 - Doug Dachille Addresses the Student Loan Crisis
On this April 23rd segment from CNBC's Squawk Box, Doug Dachille, CEO of First Principles Capital Management, addresses the serious challenges facing the student loan industry with Rep. Paul Kanjorski, D-PA. View Clip |
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| March 26, 2008 - Next Move for The Fed
Doug Dachille, CEO of First Principles Capital Management, examines The Fed's participation in the Bear Stearns/JP Morgan transaction with an eye towards the future implications of this deal. View Clip |
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| March 10, 2008 - Bonds in a Bind
Doug Dachille, CEO of First Principles Capital Management, co-hosts this segment of Squawk Box on CNBC and offers his insights on recent developments in the fixed income markets. View Clip |
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| February 21, 2008 - Blasting Bond Insurer Bailouts
In this segment on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Doug Dachille, CEO of First Principles Capital Management, offers his insights on how rescue plans for bond insurers could end up hurting investors and tax payers. View Clip |
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| February 7, 2008 - Freeing Fannie and Freddie
In this segment on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Doug Dachille, CEO of First Principles Capital Management, discusses housing and debt, with an emphasis on issues facing Fannie and Freddie. View Clip |
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| October 31, 2007
In this segment on Bloomberg Television’s Taking Stock, Doug Dachille and Bill Gross discuss recent developments in the fixed income markets, with Doug offering an interesting take on fundamentals in the agency mortgage market. View Clip |
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