FINTAG COMMENT Hold my hand. Today I steer you through the extraordinary turn of events that is making the last 2 years a bad dream. We have disgraced Fred Goodwin back, Madoff out of prison, credit funds in vogue and the ratings agencies are back in favor. Not only that but AIG is back in the bl ... Read more

Bashing the SEC. Yesterday I was accused of being goofy (by some junior Morgan Stanley investment civil servant) and at the same time told I was the funniest person on the planet (by someone I need to get to know better ;) ). So let us get back to business. The testimony of Harry Markopolos before ... Read more

It's a very very very special edition of Street Signs today, Erin in her finest Velvet to celebrate (photo evidence unavailable at this time). So let me get this straight, the magic in Madoff's 10% returns was some sophisticated options strategy known as "Split Stock Conversions"? Um, fi ... Read more