07-21-2026 “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?” Bonds Don’t Care
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(Bonds don’t) Does anybody really know what time it is? (Care) Does any rally really care? (About time) If so, Bonds can’t imagine why. (Oh don’t sell) They’ve all got time enough to buy.
The more things change, the more they don’t. The nature of a big system hides micro tragedies. Consider how mortgage rates have stayed within a 100 bps band for three years, but volatility has ranged from 2 to 5.
Imagine at 2 you make your gross margin, but net profit declines and eventually turns negative as volatility increases. The point is that the speed of change is more dangerous than change itself.
Buy or sell, Bonds don’t care.
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Song: Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is (1969)
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Les Parker, CMB Managing Director, Transformational Mortgage Solutions
Les Parker is the Managing Director at Transformational Mortgage Solutions Advisory Board Member for Ainsworth Advisors; and has served as the Senior Vice President of Industry Relations and Consulting at LoanLogics, a technology and services provider focused on improving mortgage loan quality, performance, and reliability throughout the loan life-cycle. His responsibilities included managing the company’s life of loan analytics and monitoring capabilities, overseeing consulting services, contributing to the strategic planning team, and communicating with industry leaders to develop and maintain positive relationships. He focused on identifying threats and strategic opportunities. Parker has executive mortgage banking experience in capital markets, servicing, operations, production, and financial management. Parker has served as director of the largest private issuer of CMOS. His educational background covers music, religious studies, mortgage banking, mathematics, and business administration. Parker holds a BBA in Finance, and other degrees, and has held numerous securities licenses. Parker is a Master Certified Mortgage Banker, a designation conferred by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Parker writes, speaks, and provides audio content, Since the late 1980s, he publishes a daily newsletter connecting global macroeconomics to the US interest rate movement.