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The Stage is Set for Financial Reform
By James Gelfer on April 23, 2010 | No Comments
Last week I discussed the allegations the SEC raised against Goldman Sachs, and since then, there has been a whirlwind of media coverage trying to elucidate the situation and put the case in laymen’s terms. In the end, there are no real points of contention about the facts; the only thing left to ... -
House Passes Bill to Regulate Financial Industry
By James Gelfer on December 11, 2009 | 1 Comment
Two nights ago author and New York Times columnist Aaron Sorken was the guest on the Daily Show, and he expressed concern that, essentially, nothing had changed since last year’s economic collapse. Many on Wall Street have admitted to the fact that the long held theory of “rational self-interest... -
Recouping TARP Funds: Where the Money Will Go
By James Gelfer on November 13, 2009 | No Comments
It’s been one year since the government began doling out money from the US Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program—last fall’s investment into the beleaguered financial sector. After a year, the TARP is back in the public spotlight once again; it turns out that the TARP may finally be reapi...





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