by Manny Rodriguez | Aug 20, 2009 | Forensics, Litigation
Jonathan Weil at Bloomberg has written a shorter but equally compelling piece that discusses the often arcane and incomprehensible world of bank asset valuation. In a well written and simple to read commentary, Mr. Weil notes that pending FASB accounting changes,...
by Manny Rodriguez | Aug 20, 2009 | Forensics, Litigation, Trust
The well-respected Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), led by economist Dean Baker, has conducted an in-depth study of small business growth in the industrialized “first world”. The study soundly debunks the myth that the United States has historically...
by Manny Rodriguez | Aug 9, 2009 | Forensics, Litigation, Trust
Why is anyone still surprised at the magnitude of the disaster that has befallen our economy? An economic collapse that resulted from the faulty analysis performed by those organizations charged with bestowing ratings on the thousands of securitized and structured...