http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ubs-profits-disappoint-amid-loss-on-facebook-ipo-2012-07-31-14854710
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Trading Places
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ubs-profits-disappoint-amid-loss-on-facebook-ipo-2012-07-31-14854710
Monday, July 30, 2012
Shot In The Dark
Did JP Morgan really forget to tell employees and 401k plans the fund included private mortgages?
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/20/us-labor-jpmorgan-idUSBRE86J1B720120720
Friday, July 27, 2012
Millenium Falcon
Facebook is looking for another billion users, China is the natural next step.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-07-25/chasing-facebooks-next-billion-users#p2
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Ivory Towers
Compensation for bankers during the Gilded Age compared with current levels, make sure your door is closed.
http://aheadoftheherd.com/Newsletter/2012/The-Gilded-Age-of-Bankers-rev.html
Monday, July 23, 2012
Controlled Chaos
Committees, where innovation goes to die. The more disruptive, the better.
http://wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/this-is-what-kills-innovation.html/
Friday, July 20, 2012
The Heat Index
The severity of the current drought isn’t fully priced in at the market just yet, this won’t be pretty.
http://www.businessinsider.com/implications-of-summer-drought-2012-7
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Gone With The Wind
No less than half of alternative energy producers receiving guaranteed government loans are promptly going bankrupt.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Boogie Nights
Is the Wall Street culture really changing? We remain skeptical.
http://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-to-open-private-bank-2012-7
Monday, July 16, 2012
Life Of Riley
http://blogs.wsj.com/financial-adviser/2012/07/16/investment-pros-forced-to-work-year-round/
Friday, July 13, 2012
Pony Express
This just in, investments have risk. IQ readers know we’ve been concerned about interest rate risk for more than two years.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
High Noon
As more former brokers sue over deferred compensation, it appears Merrill Lynch brought a knife to a gun fight.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
The Gong Show
Even if you think Merrill Lynch isn’t Bank of America, it’s still about the Clients. Not mentioned here, the Clients.
http://www.onwallstreet.com/news/merrill-lynch-gets-bullish-on-advisor-training-2679733-1.html
Undaunted Courage
The author is only pointing out what Clients already know, the Wall Street model is broken.
Playing Semantics
There’s a very important distinction between a Broker and an Adviser, it’s called fiduciary duty.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/07/your-money/beware-of-fancy-financial-adviser-titles.html?src=recg
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Teenage Wasteland
Parents that just dropped six figures on higher education aren’t laughing.
http://blogs.smartmoney.com/advice/2012/07/06/the-jobless-class-of-2012/’’
Monday, July 9, 2012
Reality Check
It’s a sad state of affairs for the Middle Class right now, and there’s no signs of improvement anywhere.
Love Story
May 25, 2012: 5:00 AM ET
Jamie Dimon needs to take a cue from J.P. Morgan's trading debacle and divide the banking giant into manageable pieces.
Friday, July 6, 2012
Price Of Admission
Advanced degrees now essential, according to recruiters. Mark Zuckerberg disagrees.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
It's Not Me, It's You.
Yes, a Ma Bell style breakup of the big banks is long overdue.
http://beta.fool.com/catominor/2012/07/02/breaking-bankscan-investors-and-occupiers-agree/6490/
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Fishing With Dynamite
Brokers not being objective with client recommendations? It’s a world gone mad.