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Posted by Manny Rodriguez | Oct 4, 2009 | Forensics |
The collective failures of the Bernie Madoff ponzi scheme and the collapse of the real estate markets share one common thread: the unwillingness of most commercial investors to perform even basic due diligence on their asset...
Read MorePosted by Manny Rodriguez | Aug 20, 2009 | Forensics, Trust |
In a lengthy expose, Rolling Stone.com columnist Matt Taibbi explores Goldman Sachs’ role and participation in every major economic cyclical expansion and bust throughout the last century. His thesis is quite simple, that...
Read MorePosted by Manny Rodriguez | Aug 20, 2009 | Forensics, Litigation |
Jonathan Weil at Bloomberg has written a shorter but equally compelling piece that discusses the often arcane and incomprehensible world of bank asset valuation. In a well written and simple to read commentary, Mr. Weil notes...
Read MorePosted by Manny Rodriguez | Aug 20, 2009 | Forensics, Litigation, Trust |
The well-respected Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), led by economist Dean Baker, has conducted an in-depth study of small business growth in the industrialized “first world”. The study soundly debunks the myth...
Read MorePosted by Manny Rodriguez | Aug 9, 2009 | Forensics, Litigation, Trust |
Why is anyone still surprised at the magnitude of the disaster that has befallen our economy? An economic collapse that resulted from the faulty analysis performed by those organizations charged with bestowing ratings on the...
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