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The Motley Fool
May 19, 2008
Saibal Saha |
"Sell" Is a 4-Letter Word Wall Street analysts hate to put down stocks, but praising everything doesn't help either. Merrill Lynch is taking steps to change the system.   |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
The Merrill Lynch Settlement: Good for Merrill, Not for Investors Many say the Merrill settlement does not resolve investors' fundamental concern: the inherent conflict produced by analysts' multiple dual role of serving investors and Merrill's investment banking business. |
Registered Rep.
January 28, 2003 |
Weiss Study: Analyst Community Still a "Sell" Out A study of the ratings systems at 30 brokerage firms showed significant improvement in their identification of companies heading into bankruptcy. On the down side, though, a surprising number continue to recommend companies right up to the day they file for Chapter 11. |
CFO
October 1, 2002
Kris Frieswick |
Investment Banking: More Bricks in the Wall Regulators are introducing new rules to ensure the objectivity of stock analysts, but what's good for investors could be bad for CFOs. |
Registered Rep.
October 29, 2002
Rick Weinberg |
Morgan Stanley Opposes Fine Following the New York Attorney General's investigation of Merrill Lynch's research practices, the firm was fined $100 million. The attorney general's office is in the midst of an ongoing investigation of other firms, including Morgan Stanley, which is fighting back. |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Where All the Funds Are Above Average Morningstar's new system has a lot of winners and not too many losers. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
What's Wrong With Spitzer's Solution to Analyst Bias? Experts on the financial markets disagree over how bad the stock-analyst bias problem is today. But few find much good to say about Eliot Spitzer's approach. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2008
Bob Veres |
The Big Regulatory Fix If the same few companies are behind virtually every major financial scandal and meltdown, why are the regulators talking about tightening up on all financial advisors? |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2005
John Churchill |
Merrill Takes a Late Hit on Research Scandal An NASD arbitration panel ordered Merrill Lynch to pay more than $1 million to an investor last month for hiding conflicts of interest and issuing fraudulent research. |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2006
Dumortier & Khattab |
Investment Banks Under the Microscope Investors, which Wall Street firms make the grade? Goldman Sachs... Lehman Brothers... Bear Stearns... Morgan Stanley... Merrill Lynch... etc. |
The Motley Fool
June 25, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
What the Heck Is Investment Banking, Anyway? A look at what investment bankers actually do and the firms that are involved in the business, along with their stock ratings. |
Registered Rep.
February 8, 2004
Will Leitch |
IT Spending Expected To Rise in 2004 A new study asserts that Wall St. firms are ready to address one of reps' most common complaints in recent years: the lack of resources devoted to internal infrastructure, especially technology. |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 18, 2004
Ann Cullen |
The Bias of Wall Street Analysts Historically, stock analysts' recommendations have been swayed by business relationships between the analyst's employer and the target company, says Professor Mark Bradshaw. Have recent SEC reforms helped? |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Will Morgan Stanley Come Back? Investors who thought that the return of John Mack to Morgan Stanley would mean instant and glorious change might be feeling a bit disappointed about now. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2008
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: One Money Stock, Amazon's Future, and Netflix's Ratings Analyst Andy Cross rates ratings star Morningstar. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2005 |
"Initiating Coverage" Read Wall Street coverage of your stocks with a wary eye. |
CFO
May 1, 2003
Joseph McCafferty |
On Closer Examination Reform of sell-side research is creating a variety of new headaches for corporations. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Wanted: Wall Street Analysts Are Wall Street analysts, the "sell-side" analysts who work for brokerages, an endangered species? Should you care? For investors expect to see less research available on many smaller companies. |
The Motley Fool
June 18, 2008
Matt Koppenheffer |
Goldman Sinks a Birdie Goldman's second quarter may not have been stellar, but considering the environment, it definitely deserves a golf clap. |
The Motley Fool
September 19, 2006
Alex Dumortier |
No Hibernating for Bear Stearns The brokers' honeymoon period continues, breaking records with its third-quarter results. But is the stock a buy? |
The Motley Fool
April 7, 2010
William D. Cohan |
The End of Wall Street? The sad truth is that Wall Street is much the same as it was before; it's Main Street that may never be the same again. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
A Game Changer for Mutual Funds Morningstar announces a new analyst ratings system that could have meaningful implications for the mutual fund world. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Brokers Offer Second Opinions Brokerages go from conflicts of interest to conflicts of recommendations. Many brokerages will now begin sending you second opinions on various investment opportunities along with their own recommendations. |
Registered Rep.
October 8, 2002
Rick Weinberg |
Brokerage Firms Continued Recommending Floundering Companies: Weiss Survey A surprising 74% of the 62 brokerage firms that follow companies that filed for bankruptcy protection between May 1 and Aug. 31 continued to recommend those companies to investors even as they were seeking protection. |
The Motley Fool
November 6, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Throwdown: Bank of America vs. JPMorgan Let's compare these two megabanks to see which is the stronger company. |
BusinessWeek
February 9, 2004
Timothy J. Mullaney |
Meet The Upstarts In Tech Banking Small investment firms are lining up, but can they grab enough business? |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Bank Execs Forgo Bonuses, but Does It Matter? Goldman Sachs announces that seven of its top executives, including CEO Lloyd Blankfein, will forgo bonuses this year. Expect others to follow. |
Registered Rep.
July 17, 2006
John Churchill |
Research Still a Problem, NASD Fines Three Firms Fines issued to Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley are the result of the firms' failures to review and certify proper disclosure of price target valuation methods and risks, despite repeated warnings from NASD. |
BusinessWeek
March 12, 2007
Matthew Goldstein |
Homing In On Trading Abuses Do allegations that a UBS worker sold info to hedge funds signal a growing problem? |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2005
Kristen French |
Next Year's Model If the one-stop shop is out, what new formula will take its place? In many ways, the Citi/Legg Mason swap looks like an ideal prototype. The thing is, a swap like that is not likely to be repeated. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Leapin' Lehman! The brokerage reports a fabulous first quarter. Things are looking good for brokerage companies, and their stocks reflect that. |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Maybe a Bull Case for Merrill Lynch This large broker-dealer is doing well, but further operating improvements could make it a bargain for investors. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
In Search of a New Investment Banking Model: The Debate Goes On One of the panels at the recent student-sponsored Wharton Finance Conference was subtitled: "In Search of the Optimal Business Model for Investment Banking." Given the current pall on Wall Street, that search has taken on new urgency. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Goldman Feels the Heat Though it wasn't a terrible quarter for Goldman Sachs, it's become apparent that banking is a terrible industry right now. And after a crazy week, some question even Goldman Sachs' future. |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Wells Fargo Takes on Goldman Sachs California lender Wells Fargo is set to bulk up the securities business it inherited from Wachovia. What will this mean for investors? |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2002 |
The Year that Was...And Wasn't The I-Wish-I-Hadn't-Said-That Award... "Lipstick This" Award... We're Watching... Understatements of the Year Award... Reckless Statement of the Year... The Name Game... |
The Motley Fool
October 19, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Can JPMorgan Keep Growing? This is a huge financial company, but that doesn't necessarily mean it can't get bigger. The company's valuation, breadth of businesses, and dividend make it somewhat attractive, but is still likely to appeal only to patient investors who can wait for their gains. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2009
Morgan Housel |
The Biggest Bank Deals That Never Happened You think you've seen too big to fail? You ain't seen nothing. |
Knowledge@Wharton
June 4, 2003 |
Pump and Dump: Analyst Bias and Corporate Financing A new study by Wharton accounting professor Scott Richardson and two colleagues suggests that, even if most sell-side analysts don't lie, they are so overly upbeat that their forecasts of corporate earnings and stock-price targets are hardly more accurate than falsehoods. |
InternetNews
September 14, 2005
Paul Shread |
Analysts Bid Adieu to Baidu In a move that would have been unheard of back in the heyday of the Internet bubble, two underwriters of Baidu.com's red-hot IPO said the stock has come too far too fast... Stocks took a beating on weak retail sales and rising oil prices... etc. |
Registered Rep.
June 18, 2003
Will Leitch |
Report: Citi, CSFB to Slash Investment Banking Jobs The market is up, the economic indicators are positive and life is happy and good, right? Not at Citigroup and Credit Suisse First Boston. |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2006
Michael Mancini |
Lehman: Size Doesn't Matter In what is shaping up to be a record year for most securities firms, Lehman Brothers today announced its fourth-quarter and 2006 full-year results to less fanfare than its investment-banking brethren had earned. |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Morgan Stanley Trades Up The bottom line for investors: in an environment where industrywide valuations are creeping higher, there are better bank ideas out there. |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Avoid These Banks in 2011 Make sure you get the most out of the banking sector in the year ahead by steering clear of these banks. |
The Motley Fool
January 15, 2012
Anand Chokkavelu |
Why Bank of America Could Be the Dow's Biggest Winner in 2012 Don't be surprised if Bank of America continues its upswing and goes from worst to first on the Dow this year. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
Nothing's Changed in Banking The recent upending of the financial world seems to have yielded few results. |
The Motley Fool
November 12, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Will Goldman Get a Do-Over? The firm needs long-term deposits to anchor its balance sheet. The trouble is, there are no obvious partners out there. |
U.S. Banker
March 2011
Christopher Windham |
China Matters Although a major player in the global economy, China is a burgeoning market that has, until recently, proven difficult for US and European banks to exert influence in. |
Salon.com
July 19, 2001
Damien Cave |
Wall Street gets an F Two new books on the economy blast investment bankers for bias and warn that the financial system is out of anyone's control... |
The Motley Fool
October 23, 2009 |
Roundtable: Sell This Bank Three analysts ... three bank sells. |
