? Surveys have found that roughly 95 percent of the investing public do not know the difference between brokers and investment advisors. ??By law, investment advisors are held to a fiduciary standard ? think something like a trustee. ??By law, brokers are specifically exempted from the fiduciary standard. ??HighTower Advisors produced a two-and-a-half minute You ...

pubblicato il: 18/03/2012 - 03:23

Goldman Sachs remains one of the most desirable landing spots for MBA grads despite what Greg Smith thinks of his former employer.

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 19:25

Goldman Sachs (GS) is not the only firm to make people unhappy. But it now has the distinction of??being the only one I know??of with??a partner??willing to publish??an angry resignation letter??as a?? Times??op-ed. The substance of that letter suggests that Goldman clients should consider taking their business elsewhere. Before getting into that letter and why ...

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 14:23

Greg Smith's oped did not tell UHNW anything they did not already know. UHNW recognize the need to set expectations in order to avoid disappointment.

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 20:23

Greg Smith has let us all know why he?s leaving Goldman Sachs in an for the Times. Other commentary on this from Forbes can be found here, here, here,here and here. There?s one more point I?d like to add from the economic and public policy viewpoint. In my view, it?s also the most important point ...

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 18:21

Gre Smith is an opportunist of the first order, and worse for those taken in by his "insider's account" of what actually goes on within the walls of the world's foremost investment bank, what he wrote was utterly nonsensical.

pubblicato il: 18/03/2012 - 23:23

Groundwater is already an important part of people's supply in many regions, such as the Great Plains and New Hampshire in the United States. But unsustainable extraction is common.

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 19:55

Fun fact about yours truly: I'm an amateur doctor. That just means that I'm somewhat ??- okay, very ? obsessed with my health and wellness, and that of the willing amateur patients in my life. If WebMD certified power users, I'd be their leader. I've diagnosed many of my own medical issues, and I even ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 00:55

Greg Smith got the world talking when he quit his job at Goldman Sachs in a scathing op-ed in the New York Times. Many people face their own tests of personal values at work. Here's what to do when you find yourself in that situation.

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 18:53

This week and next I?ll be guest-blogging for Megan McArdle at the Atlantic. My first post, on Matt Yglesias?s The Rent is Too Damn High, is here.

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 18:53