Wall Street Ethics Category
There are thousands of people in America who make hundreds of millions of dollars per year selling billions of dollars of bad investment products to people who believe what they are told by personable advisors. Like the political aristrocrats, the Wall Streeters are focused on perpetuating themselves. Other top priorities include big salaries, bonuses, stock options, extraordinary benefits, private planes, and lavish surroundings. Once they have it all they will do whatever it takes to keep it. Sounds kind of medieval doesn’t it.
By: Jack Waymire | February 9, 2010 | Conflicts of Interest, Wall Street Ethics, Who Can I Trust?
Wall Street is counting on the short-term memories of millions of investors who need their services so it can return to business as usual.
Two times in the past decade Wall Street greed and incompetence created trillions of dollars of losses for investors. You might think investors would be fed up and pull their assets [...]
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By: Matthew Arndt, CFA, CPA, CFP | February 5, 2010 | The Regulators, Wall Street Ethics
Just when you thought the ill stench wafting from Wall Street couldn’t get any worse. A recent U.S. report details how large American banks like Citigroup, Bank of America, and JP Morgan Chase facilitated the laundering of hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of corrupt foreign officials who were subjects of criminal investigations into [...]
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By: Jack Waymire | January 27, 2010 | Investor Information, The Politicians, Wall Street Ethics
There are aristocrats in the U.S., but membership in this exclusive club is not based on bloodlines, it is based on money and political power. The new aristocrats are key executives of major companies who control the money and Washington politicians who control the power. Politicians need money to gain and retain power. Executives need favorable regulations to maximize profits and bonuses. They work [...]
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By: Jack Waymire | January 27, 2010 | The Politicians, Wall Street Ethics
The politicians are incensed about the economic damage that was caused by Wall Street greed and stupidity. As ususal politicians are telling an outraged public what it wants to hear: “We will enact new regulations that will prevent this type of economic meltdown in the future.” The finance, insurance, and real estate industries contributed $85 million to federal lawmakers in the [...]
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By: Matthew Arndt, CFA, CPA, CFP | January 27, 2010 | The Regulators, Wall Street Ethics
As testimony gets underway about the global insurer AIG’s rescue and the suspicious activity that surrounds it here are the facts you need to know:
A.I.G. has received $180 billion in taxpayer commitments.
In 2008 after the rescuing of AIG commenced, Fed officials rejected a proposal that would have forced its trading partners to return $30 billion [...]
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By: Jack Waymire | January 22, 2010 | The Politicians, Wall Street Ethics
You need investment advice to help you achieve your financial goals. Your need creates a sales opportunity for licensed sales reps, advisors, planners, brokers, and agents. It also opens the door to unlicensed reps selling scams.
Wall Street companies know how to take advantage of your need. For example, its companies produce “feel good” advertising messages that are designed to [...]
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