Organized financial crime is now so commonplace, we can’t avoid it.

http://www.oftwominds.com/blog.html

Is the Wall Street culture really changing? We remain skeptical.

http://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-to-open-private-bank-2012-7

Colleague Josh Brown takes aim at the Wall Street culture, and nails it.

http://blogs.wsj.com/financial-adviser/2012/07/16/investment-pros-forced-to-work-year-round/

This just in, investments have risk. IQ readers know we’ve been concerned about interest rate risk for more than two years.

http://www.smartmoney.com/retirement/planning/muni-bonds-require-more-caution-nowadays-1341945064065/?mod=1122

As more former brokers sue over deferred compensation, it appears Merrill Lynch brought a knife to a gun fight.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/47924142

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

The author is only pointing out what Clients already know, the Wall Street model is broken.

http://www.smartmoney.com/invest/strategies/should-you-trust-the-antiwall-street-crowd-with-your-money-1341936419654/

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

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/’’

It’s a sad state of affairs for the Middle Class right now, and there’s no signs of improvement anywhere.   

http://www.wealthwire.com/news/economy/3429