Thursday, November 8, 2007

Sub-prime stupidity


Dennis Berman in the Wall Street Journal calls it like it is.
The subprime realm has thus become a vital portal onto Wall Street, helping us understand just how upside-down the place has become. In this world, risk management is applied retroactively. CEO succession planning is, too.

Don't let those on Wall Street fool you by saying "this is the natural cycle of things." Does it really have to be? Unlike virtually any other industry, Wall Street shakes, twists, and hammers on its innovations until they break. What would happen if Boeing Co. or Johnson & Johnson rolled out products with similar defect rates?

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