Comments on: PBS Finally Gives a 20/20 Hindsight View of the Standard & Poors Rating Scandel. http://steadfastfinances.com/blog/2008/11/21/pbs-finally-gives-a-2020-hindsight-view-of-the-standard-poors-rating-scandel/ A Personal Finance & Investing 101 blog that delves into current events, consumer education, and techniques to improve your bottom line. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:32:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: 20 Reasons Why I Love the Recession :: Steadfast Finances http://steadfastfinances.com/blog/2008/11/21/pbs-finally-gives-a-2020-hindsight-view-of-the-standard-poors-rating-scandel/comment-page-1/#comment-1695 20 Reasons Why I Love the Recession :: Steadfast Finances Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:56:40 +0000 http://steadfastfinances.com/blog/?p=161#comment-1695 [...] Overpaid and moronic CEOs become household names.  Dragging the once arrogant, now incredulous CEOs before Congress brought the overcompensation issue into the public spotlight, as well as the numerous reports of management putting emphasis on profit over analytics. [...] [...] Overpaid and moronic CEOs become household names.  Dragging the once arrogant, now incredulous CEOs before Congress brought the overcompensation issue into the public spotlight, as well as the numerous reports of management putting emphasis on profit over analytics. [...]

]]> By: The Housing Bubble in All it’s Stupidity Summed Up in this Two Minute Video :: Steadfast Finances http://steadfastfinances.com/blog/2008/11/21/pbs-finally-gives-a-2020-hindsight-view-of-the-standard-poors-rating-scandel/comment-page-1/#comment-1091 The Housing Bubble in All it’s Stupidity Summed Up in this Two Minute Video :: Steadfast Finances Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:57:32 +0000 http://steadfastfinances.com/blog/?p=161#comment-1091 [...] where a group of risky mortgages could be packaged with a few good mortgages, and subsequently passed off as Triple AAA rated securities.  To which, even guys like Dilbert have taken aim and poked sufficient fun at their arrogance and [...] [...] where a group of risky mortgages could be packaged with a few good mortgages, and subsequently passed off as Triple AAA rated securities.  To which, even guys like Dilbert have taken aim and poked sufficient fun at their arrogance and [...]

]]> By: Best Reads and Finding Mortgage Backed Securities Humor from Dilbert :: Steadfast Finances http://steadfastfinances.com/blog/2008/11/21/pbs-finally-gives-a-2020-hindsight-view-of-the-standard-poors-rating-scandel/comment-page-1/#comment-834 Best Reads and Finding Mortgage Backed Securities Humor from Dilbert :: Steadfast Finances Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:43:25 +0000 http://steadfastfinances.com/blog/?p=161#comment-834 [...] I’m razzing the credit rating agencies like Standard & Poors who put corporate profits over their integrity and business ethos too [...] [...] I’m razzing the credit rating agencies like Standard & Poors who put corporate profits over their integrity and business ethos too [...]

]]> By: Matt http://steadfastfinances.com/blog/2008/11/21/pbs-finally-gives-a-2020-hindsight-view-of-the-standard-poors-rating-scandel/comment-page-1/#comment-599 Matt Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:45:44 +0000 http://steadfastfinances.com/blog/?p=161#comment-599 @ Justin Absolutely - I actually wasted an hour writing up a commentary but deleted it because it was so biased. I like to stay semi-neutral so everyone can make their own opinions but this one was very hard to watch. I say we temporarily implement some type of cruel and unusual punishment to prevent such issues again... but maybe I'm a bit old school. Nothing horrible, but one that denotes shame and stupidity so these guys are never in such a powerful position again. Thanks for commenting! @ Justin

Absolutely – I actually wasted an hour writing up a commentary but deleted it because it was so biased. I like to stay semi-neutral so everyone can make their own opinions but this one was very hard to watch.

I say we temporarily implement some type of cruel and unusual punishment to prevent such issues again… but maybe I’m a bit old school. Nothing horrible, but one that denotes shame and stupidity so these guys are never in such a powerful position again.

Thanks for commenting!

]]> By: Justin @ FixThePig http://steadfastfinances.com/blog/2008/11/21/pbs-finally-gives-a-2020-hindsight-view-of-the-standard-poors-rating-scandel/comment-page-1/#comment-598 Justin @ FixThePig Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:37:22 +0000 http://steadfastfinances.com/blog/?p=161#comment-598 It's truly amazing the level and amount of greed that ran ramped over the past 7 years of financial bliss. Thanks for the post and I suggest watching as well. This is well worth a Stumble! It’s truly amazing the level and amount of greed that ran ramped over the past 7 years of financial bliss.
Thanks for the post and I suggest watching as well. This is well worth a Stumble!

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