Gramm’s Unrepentant Cognitive Dissonance
The Few Who Won’t Say ‘Sorry’ for Financial Crisis Don’t expect any apologies from former U.S. Senator Phil...
In AIG Case, Panic Gets a Slap on the Wrist
After seven years, the federal government has finally received its comeuppance. U.S. Judge Thomas C. Wheeler gave the Federal Reserve a...
Judge Wheeler: Fed Overreached with AIG, but No Damages
This is an amazing decision; you should read the entire thing! “The main issues in the case are: (1) whether the Federal Reserve...
The Delusional Dick Fuld
Richard Fuld, the former chief executive officer of Lehman Brothers, is the Shaggy of finance. On the cause of the financial crisis and...
Institutional Recidivism
Dissenting Statement Regarding Certain Waivers Granted by the Commission for Certain Entities Pleading Guilty to Criminal Charges...
Ritholtz: Why I Write
While I am traveling on the West Coast, I have pulled some items that have not been published here previously. Marco Nappolini did...
Pre-Crisis Financial Company CEO Compensation
Since CEO compensation is back in the news, I thought we might want to revisit this collection of excess via Bailout Nation: Pre-Crisis...
10 Things You May Not Have Known About Lehman Brothers
Short list: 1. At the Ira Sohn Investment Research Conference in May 2008, hedge fund manager David Einhorn explained why he believed...
Five Books: on Causes of the Financial Crisis
Barry Ritholtz is a Wall Street money manager and Washington Post columnist who writes a popular investment-focused blog, The Big...
Amazon Changes its Review Policy (but not enough)
Amazon has been one of my favorite retailers, ever since my college roommate gave me an Amazon gift certificate for the holidays in 1998....