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This is actually not the case. They never propose that the blame should be placed on SOX. Here is a snippit from the report:

"Grant Thornton argues that the root cause of 'The Great Depression in Listings' is not Sarbanes-Oxley, as some will suggest."]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:22:13 -0500
This is actually not the case. They never propose that the blame should be placed on SOX. Here is a snippit from the report:

"Grant Thornton argues that the root cause of 'The Great Depression in Listings' is not Sarbanes-Oxley, as some will suggest."]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/172612/comments?source=feed#comment-764119 764119 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:10:11 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/129313/comments?source=feed#comment-452758 452758 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:53:58 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/128105/comments?source=feed#comment-441595 441595
I also agree that fostering a environment of long-term planning in corporations and government is the right mentality to have and that those who provide for the long-term growth of the their company should be rewarded instead of those who only try to insure short term profits at the expense of future ones.

I do worry though about the costs of overseeing the entire finance industry and if it will be able to be achieved. Pay is much higher at private institutions and the ability to hire the best will stack the odds in favor of private firms. Those who know what's going on best may be more interested in staying in the private sector.]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:04:02 -0400
I also agree that fostering a environment of long-term planning in corporations and government is the right mentality to have and that those who provide for the long-term growth of the their company should be rewarded instead of those who only try to insure short term profits at the expense of future ones.

I do worry though about the costs of overseeing the entire finance industry and if it will be able to be achieved. Pay is much higher at private institutions and the ability to hire the best will stack the odds in favor of private firms. Those who know what's going on best may be more interested in staying in the private sector.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/126211/comments?source=feed#comment-428491 428491
I agree that the market at some point will recover but I think that it's dangerous to use the phrase normal conditions. The market's more stabilized form of the future will look much different from the one we have seen over the last decade as regulation and the manner of doing business changes. One item that could drastically change the returns to expect could be altered philosophies on how much leverage is too much. And without the high leverage it will be more difficult to provide such high returns.

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I agree that the market at some point will recover but I think that it's dangerous to use the phrase normal conditions. The market's more stabilized form of the future will look much different from the one we have seen over the last decade as regulation and the manner of doing business changes. One item that could drastically change the returns to expect could be altered philosophies on how much leverage is too much. And without the high leverage it will be more difficult to provide such high returns.

]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/126245/comments?source=feed#comment-428417 428417
Although, I am vehemently against the whole bailout/bonues situation with AIG, I am weary of the ability for the government to replace AIG's top directors and executives. My main concern stemming form the fact that the current CEO, Edward Liddy, was appointed by the government and was the very person that has approved these bonuses in question!

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Although, I am vehemently against the whole bailout/bonues situation with AIG, I am weary of the ability for the government to replace AIG's top directors and executives. My main concern stemming form the fact that the current CEO, Edward Liddy, was appointed by the government and was the very person that has approved these bonuses in question!

]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/124362/comments?source=feed#comment-414720 414720 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:50:32 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/124122/comments?source=feed#comment-413120 413120
If this statement is true and the stock prices are completely incorrectly priced by trend traders wouldn't it be safe to say that is could indeed be vastly undervalued?

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If this statement is true and the stock prices are completely incorrectly priced by trend traders wouldn't it be safe to say that is could indeed be vastly undervalued?

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Is why spread economic prosperity followed by extreme recessions better than slow stable growth? Difficult to answer but surely there are those who have profited greatly from the volatility (up and down) in the market.]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:41:00 -0400
Is why spread economic prosperity followed by extreme recessions better than slow stable growth? Difficult to answer but surely there are those who have profited greatly from the volatility (up and down) in the market.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/98725/comments?source=feed#comment-275371 275371 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:25:05 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/98281/comments?source=feed#comment-271925 271925
I also do not see how changing mark-to-market rules will help us going forward either as the market can determine prices in a normal (possibly abnormal) context much better than a small group of individuals.]]> Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:21:22 -0400
I also do not see how changing mark-to-market rules will help us going forward either as the market can determine prices in a normal (possibly abnormal) context much better than a small group of individuals.]]>