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Hahaha well I'm young and naive I suppose. Well said.]]> Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:12:44 -0400
Hahaha well I'm young and naive I suppose. Well said.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/199218/comments?source=feed#comment-982628 982628 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:27:45 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/199157/comments?source=feed#comment-982624 982624 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:23:41 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/199218/comments?source=feed#comment-982558 982558
That said, I wouldn't necessarily say that it's completely malicious, and it probably just has more to do with the government's lack of understanding of economics.]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:10:09 -0400
That said, I wouldn't necessarily say that it's completely malicious, and it probably just has more to do with the government's lack of understanding of economics.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/199157/comments?source=feed#comment-982413 982413
DING DING DING we have a winner! Look, I want a full investigation of this, but what I REALLY want is a full investigation of Lehman's accounting practices, and I want some serious reflection on the Federal Reserve, the credit ratings agencies, and the mortgage brokers--who all created the crisis in the first place, not Goldman. I wrote a post about this here: www.frontieroutlook.co...

At the end of the day, caveat emptor. Just because your broker says something and the credit ratings agencies agree doesn't mean that you stop doing your due diligence. A lot of these CDOs were issued on 144A private placements. Once you sign that form that says you're a sophisticated investor who understands the risk/reward...how much of a victim are you really?]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:33:47 -0400
DING DING DING we have a winner! Look, I want a full investigation of this, but what I REALLY want is a full investigation of Lehman's accounting practices, and I want some serious reflection on the Federal Reserve, the credit ratings agencies, and the mortgage brokers--who all created the crisis in the first place, not Goldman. I wrote a post about this here: www.frontieroutlook.co...

At the end of the day, caveat emptor. Just because your broker says something and the credit ratings agencies agree doesn't mean that you stop doing your due diligence. A lot of these CDOs were issued on 144A private placements. Once you sign that form that says you're a sophisticated investor who understands the risk/reward...how much of a victim are you really?]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/199218/comments?source=feed#comment-982401 982401
The CDOs that Goldman was selling were under 144A private placements. Yes, there apparently was conflict of interest that wasn't stated, but that said, caveat emptor. Just because your broker and the credit ratings agencies say something isn't a good enough reason for you not to do your due diligence. Now if Goldman was being charged with insider trading, frontrunning, or something like that, THEN this would be huge, but really anyone can be found to have some kind of conflict of interest if you probe deep enough.

I'm not trying to apologize for Goldman or defend them and I do want a full investigation, but I'd say that there are MUCH bigger fish in the water that need scrutiny. I wrote a post about this here: www.frontieroutlook.co...]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:22:21 -0400
The CDOs that Goldman was selling were under 144A private placements. Yes, there apparently was conflict of interest that wasn't stated, but that said, caveat emptor. Just because your broker and the credit ratings agencies say something isn't a good enough reason for you not to do your due diligence. Now if Goldman was being charged with insider trading, frontrunning, or something like that, THEN this would be huge, but really anyone can be found to have some kind of conflict of interest if you probe deep enough.

I'm not trying to apologize for Goldman or defend them and I do want a full investigation, but I'd say that there are MUCH bigger fish in the water that need scrutiny. I wrote a post about this here: www.frontieroutlook.co...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/199204/comments?source=feed#comment-982381 982381
These products were sold under 144A private placements, and the buyers signed off that they were sophisticated investors who understood the risk/reward.

What I really want to see is how the Lehman investigation plays out with their accounting practices. Goldman has been a political whipping boy, and I'm sure there are some at the SEC who would like a juicy big-name case to promote their careers (and maybe get a book deal out of it later), but is this really a huge scandal, or is it more the SEC trying to "make an example" out of the easiest target and trying to redeem themselves for failing to bust Madoff? I wrote a blog post on this here: www.frontieroutlook.co...]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:00:54 -0400
These products were sold under 144A private placements, and the buyers signed off that they were sophisticated investors who understood the risk/reward.

What I really want to see is how the Lehman investigation plays out with their accounting practices. Goldman has been a political whipping boy, and I'm sure there are some at the SEC who would like a juicy big-name case to promote their careers (and maybe get a book deal out of it later), but is this really a huge scandal, or is it more the SEC trying to "make an example" out of the easiest target and trying to redeem themselves for failing to bust Madoff? I wrote a blog post on this here: www.frontieroutlook.co...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/197018/comments?source=feed#comment-969497 969497 cnnmoneytalkback.blogs.../]]> Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:28:06 -0400 cnnmoneytalkback.blogs.../]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/196963/comments?source=feed#comment-969463 969463 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:09:42 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/196963/comments?source=feed#comment-969462 969462 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:08:15 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/197428/comments?source=feed#comment-968873 968873 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:39:50 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/504668-oilprice-com/62115-the-ultimate-truth-on-preventing-market-abuse-it-cant-be-done?source=feed#comment-967926 967926 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 03:07:56 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/197428/comments?source=feed#comment-967923 967923 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 03:04:20 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/197054/comments?source=feed#comment-966258 966258 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:41:13 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/197018/comments?source=feed#comment-966072 966072 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:39:45 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/197018/comments?source=feed#comment-965936 965936 www.youtube.com/watch?...]]> Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:09:12 -0400 www.youtube.com/watch?...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/197018/comments?source=feed#comment-965882 965882
Yes, I have been; I'd have to be living under a rock not to hear about it. Frankly though, that's part of the reason why I think it will flop. Over-promised and under-delivered, instead of the other way around.]]> Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:31:41 -0400
Yes, I have been; I'd have to be living under a rock not to hear about it. Frankly though, that's part of the reason why I think it will flop. Over-promised and under-delivered, instead of the other way around.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/197018/comments?source=feed#comment-965844 965844 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:05:56 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/196963/comments?source=feed#comment-965801 965801
Correct, I don't get that this is the beginning of the end of the keyboard.]]> Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:28:16 -0400
Correct, I don't get that this is the beginning of the end of the keyboard.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/196963/comments?source=feed#comment-965783 965783 www.youtube.com/watch?...

If you wonder why other countries think American culture is odd...that video should explain it nicely]]> Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:16:39 -0400 www.youtube.com/watch?...

If you wonder why other countries think American culture is odd...that video should explain it nicely]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/196963/comments?source=feed#comment-965756 965756 www.informationweek.co...

Hmm...]]> Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:57:49 -0400 www.informationweek.co...

Hmm...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/196954/comments?source=feed#comment-964800 964800 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:15:44 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/196963/comments?source=feed#comment-964792 964792 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:04:20 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/196963/comments?source=feed#comment-964779 964779
See, that's the thing. The amount of computer illiterate people are much fewer than they used to be. Computer classes are required in many high schools now. My university required laptops, and if you couldn't afford one, the university provided one.]]> Sun, 04 Apr 2010 20:36:54 -0400
See, that's the thing. The amount of computer illiterate people are much fewer than they used to be. Computer classes are required in many high schools now. My university required laptops, and if you couldn't afford one, the university provided one.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/196963/comments?source=feed#comment-964634 964634 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:19:01 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/196963/comments?source=feed#comment-964626 964626
But aside from that...?]]> Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:12:11 -0400
But aside from that...?]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/196963/comments?source=feed#comment-964624 964624 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:08:02 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/196963/comments?source=feed#comment-964623 964623 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:07:20 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/196963/comments?source=feed#comment-964580 964580
Seriously...it's just a tech product...take a deep breath and chill]]> Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:22:25 -0400
Seriously...it's just a tech product...take a deep breath and chill]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/196022/comments?source=feed#comment-957209 957209 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:55:25 -0400