RK

Questions Remain on Goldman Sachs / AIG Bailout

Instead of guessing, would it not be possible to interview someone who left GS in the last year and who may be in a position to know the truth? Most of the SA comments and articles contain at best educated guesses and very little true operational knowledge contributed from within the GS complex.

Fannie Mae Plus Goldman Plus Tax Credits Plus U.S. Treasury Add Up to Big Mess

I am not familiar with the complexity of the deal. Why can't AIG just auction off the tax credit? On the other hand, I am enjoying seeing how the government runs GM, Chrysler, AIG, Fannie, Freddie and Citi. While I am sure it will not be good for these companies, perhaps the rest of the country and the pols will learn a lesson and think twice about having the government be a majority shareholder.

If I were an employee (especially a valuable employee) at these companies, I would bail.

Should Goldman Get in Trouble over Information Sharing?

The Goldman hate is getting extreme. In every other industry, important clients get preferential treatments. Airlines, hotels, rental cars, retail stores. Even discount brokers tier their customers. So important Goldman clients get research (which are just opinions not facts) sooner than others. Has research shown that they are that much better off?

Personally, I find most equity research to be useless. Maybe because I am not a day trader.

Regulators' Misguided Emphasis on Banks' Common Equity Levels

So whose idea it is to focus on this Common Equity Ratio? Congress? Treasury? FDIC? I thought this government is full of smart guys. What happened?