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Leak detection and repair (LDAR) regulations have been instituted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) due to the amount of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and volatile hazardous air contaminants (VHAPs) released by leakage equipment such as valves, pumps, and connectors in industries such as petroleum refining and chemical manufacturing.

To reduce emissions, the EPA has developed regulations and compliance programs. LDAR managers and technicians must follow simple LDAR protocols, such

Karim Taleb, Managing Partner of Robust Methods, kindly provided this whitepaper on the Federal Reserve and money creation, and its effects on the S&P 500.

Download the whitepaper here.

“The effects of the Federal Reserve’s on-going policy of artificial money creation are well documented by now… Given that price levels reflect a relative abundance or scarcity of a certain supply against a certain demand, an increase in the supply of money against a fixed amount of shares in the equity indexes natu