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Where the Bailouts Went Wrong

Obviously the Citi and Goldman bailouts were influenced by politics. What no body mentions is that Goldman sold these toxic assets to buyers and then bet against the very products they sold. No moral base there.

Bank Stress Tests: Were They Successful?

Has the author read Malkiel's A Random Walk Down Wall Street. Given the turmoil in the markets for financial shares since January and the immense amounts of misinformation foisted on small investors by shorts and hedgers, this appears to be like estimating the number of angels that can dance on the head of a pin.

Too Big to Survive?

What blather.

Why Banks Want to Return TARP Money

Yes indeed. Someone who understands the need for facts in one of these posts is rare, but someone who also knows how to interpret the facts is rare indeed.

Lack of effective demand is the problem as the Obama team fully understands. The Fed, the actions of which can only be described as heroic since 2007, understands this. Clearly they think caution by the banks is constraining the recovery.

Wells Fargo and US Bancorp - Hitch a Ride with These Two

Nice perspective, thanks.

Pharma Investments Are Starting to Pay Off

Even a blind boar finds an acorn every once in a while.

Lending to Those Who Need It the Least

Why bother?

Investing in the Housing Crisis Aftermath: Stock Picks and Pans

Pfffle!

An Evaluation of the SEC’s Prohibition on Naked Short Selling

Faults and shortcomings in the manipulation and selection of the data used to support negative conclusions about the SEC ban on naked shortselling abound. These assessments are by an large either rubbish or self-serving.