Selected - News, Quotes, and Articles

Gold and Silver Price Manipulation
Huffington Post - January 25, 2012

Price Manipulation: Look for Motive
Huffington Post - January 19, 2012

China 2012: The Year of the Bull (Rogers) or the Year of the Bear (Chanos)?
TSF - January 9, 2012

2011: The Year 60 Minutes Misled Americans About Municipal Bonds
Huffington Post - December 30, 2011

Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur Confronts MF Global and Wall Street
Huffington Post - December 26, 2011

SEC Sues Hub's Richard Syron
Boston Herald - December 17, 2011

Rehypothecation Is An Old Story: MF Global's Story Is a Different Story of Filched Funds
Hunffington Post - December 16, 2011

Corzine Facing Questions About Regulator Contacts
Associated Press - December 15, 2011

Wealthy Patriots Wage Class War
Huffington Post - December 12, 2011

Jon Corzine Dodges the Fraud Question
Huffington Post - December 9, 2011

Corzine Blames Predecessors for MF Global's Fall
Associated Press - December 8, 2011

Chanos Crash: Timing China's Financial Meltdown
TSF - December 6, 2011

Goldman Apologist Claims Paulson Hedge-Fund Meeting Was Business As Usual
Bloomberg News - December 4, 2011

Paulson's Actions Raise Serious Ethical Questions
Huffington Post - December 6, 2011

Is Crony Capitalism Wrong?
Huffington Post - December 3, 2011

How Paulson Gave Hedge Funds Advance Word of Fannie Mae Rescue
Bloomberg Magazine / BusinessWeek - November 29, 2011

Nomura Curtails European Debt Dealings
Wall Street Journal - November 29, 2011

Mistaken Identity: Janet Tavakoli Is Not the "Queen of RAVs"

MF Global Revelations Keep Getting Worse (pdf)
TSF - November 21, 2011

Greek Bond Losses Put Role of CDS in Doubt
Financial Times - November 17, 2011

Sad Proof of Europe's Fallout [MF Global, Leverage, and Opaque Credit Derivatives]
New York Times - November 6, 2011

Credit Derivatives and Leverage Sank Jon Corzine's MF Global (pdf)
TSF - November 4, 2011

The Two Faces of Jon Corzine
Reuters - November 4, 2011

MF Global's Jon Corzine Runs Out of Luck
Bloomberg Businessweek - November 2, 2011

Selling More CDS on Europe Debt Raisis Risk for U.S. Banks
Bloomberg News / Business Week - November 2, 2001

Clear and Present Danger (pdf)
TSF - October 31, 2011

"Standard" Credit Default Swaps on Greece Are a Sham and It's Not a Surprise (pdf)
TSF- October 27, 2011

Black Swan Money Manager Returning 23% Anticipating Bear Market
Bloomberg News - October 6, 2011

U.S. SEC Concedes Challenges in Credit-Rating Probes
Reuters - September 29, 2011

SEC Mulls Charges Against S&P in CDO Case
Reuters - September 26, 2011

Statutes of Limitation Fuel Banks' Wave of Mortgage-Bond Claims
American Banker - September 15, 2011

"Gucci Scaramucci" Fired by Goldman Schmoozes His Way Into Top Hedge Funds
Bloomberg News - Septmeber 9, 2011

"Fraud As a Business Model"
Huffington Post - September 6, 2011

Investing: Bad News, Good News, and What's Next
Huffington Post - August 21, 2011

Investors Gauge Downgrade Fallout
Wall Street Journal - August 6, 2011

USA is "AAA" in Label Only
Huffington Post - July 29, 2011

Tavakoli Structured Finance Revokes the Rating Agencies' NRSRO Designation (pdf)
TSF - July 26, 2011

In Symbolic Move, Tavakoli Strips Rating Firms of Key Status
Dow Jones - July 25, 2011

S&P As the Decider?
Reuters - July 24, 2011

Goldman Topples Deutsche Bank in Europe Junk Bond Underwriting
Bloomberg News - July 14, 2011

Mark Zuckerberg's Value Problem: (Some "Whale") Facebook Profiles Were Frauds
Huffington Post - July 14, 2011

Why Some Housing Prices Are Still Falling and Subprime Loans Are Still Sliding
Huffington Post - June 27, 2011

Exclusive: Deutsche's Firing of Top Trader Sparks Probe
Reuters - June 24, 2011

The Middle Class is Drowning in Debt and Choking on Lies
Huffington Post - June 24, 2011

Third World America 2011: "Fast Tracking to Anarchy"
Huffington Post - June 8, 2011

Euro Endgame (pdf)
TSF - June 1, 2011

Wall Street's Advice to the IMF: Control Your Alleged Rapists! (Satire)
Huffington Post - May 22, 2011

How Safe Are Your Savings? Complex Derivatives Imperil Retirement Funds
Demos - May 17, 2011

Warren Buffett and the Boys of Wall Street
Huffington Post - May 9, 2011

Today's Silver Scandal
TSF - May 5, 2011

Buffett Scrambles to Limit Damage
Wall Street Journal (Front Page) - May 2, 2011

Sokol Misled Buffett, Violated Trading Rules
Bloomberg/Businessweek - April 27, 2011

Special Report: Is Buffett's Teflon Finally Wearing Off?
Reuters - April 25, 2011

The Wall Street Mind: Anxious
New York Magazine - April 12, 2011

Buffettgate: An Unenforced Policy Isn't a Policy
Huffington Post - April 6, 2011

Dissension in the Ranks
Mortgage Banking Magazine - March 2011

Special Report: OMG! Dan Loeb Said What?
Reuters - March 11, 2011

The Biggest Headache for Investors in Groupon and Facebook
Huffington Post - March 3, 2011

Hedge Funds Search for Ways to Short Munis
Financial Times - February 8, 2011

Gold Game Changer: J.P. Morgan Accepts Gold as Money
Huffington Post - February 7, 2011

Special Report: Jamie Dimon Wants R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Reuters - February 4, 2011

JP Morgan Faces More Risks on Madoff Trustee Allegations
Wall Street Journal - February 3, 2011

A Bank Crisis Whodunit, With Laughs and Tears
New York Times - January 30, 2011

Blame the Victims and Enrich the Perpetrators
Huffington Post - January 13, 2011

Tavakoli's Top Ten Business Books of 2010 (Satire)
Huffington Post - Dec 13, 2010

The Nerve to Say No
New York Times - Dec 12, 2010

Repairing the Damage of "Fraud as a Business Model"
Presentation to the FHFA Supervision Summit in Washington D.C. - Dec. 8, 2010

In Third World America, You Can't Buy a Ream of Paper on Minimum Wage
Huffington Post - Dec 18, 2010

Fink Builds BlackRock Powerhouse Without Goldman Backlash
Bloomberg News - Dec 9, 2010

An Investment for the Experienced
New York Times - October 20, 2010

"This is the Biggest Fraud in the History of the Capital Markets"
Washington Post - October 8, 2010

In Foreclosure Controversy, Problems Run Deeper Than Flawed Paperwork
Washington Post - October 7, 2010

Goldman Sachs Sued by German Bank Over Alleged Securities Fraud
Huffington Post - October 5, 2010

Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger: Winning the Class War
Huffington Post - September 21, 2010

Blaming Shortsellers, A Pointless Post-Lehman Game
Daily Finance - September 15, 2010

Goldman Sachs: Bullies on the Block
Huffington Post - September 13, 2010

Despite Reform, Banks Have Room for Risky Deals
New York Times (Front Page) - August 26, 2010

Third World America: "Fast-Tracking to Anarchy"
Huffington Post - August 25, 2010

Goldman's CEO to Treasury Secretary: OK, Now What? (Humor)
TSF (and Huffington Post)- August 23, 2010

How to Thwart the Assassins of the American Dream
Huffington Post - August 15, 2010

JPMorgan's Losses from Indecent Overexposure
Huffington Post - August 9, 2010

Stranguflation: Deflation and Inflation Where It Hurts America Most
TSF (also at Huffington Post) - August 3, 2010

IKB’s CEO Found Guilty, Some U.S. Bank CEO’s Should Also Face Charges
Huffington Post - July 16, 2010

Analysis: Crisis Panel Targets Goldman as AIG Skates By
Reuters - July 2, 2010

2012: Voters Nix Incumbents, Demand Financial Reform and Fed Fraud Audit
Huffington Post - July 1, 2010

Fees Exceed Maximum Yields on "Black Box" Convertibles
Bloomberg News / Business Week - June 24, 2010

ICP Once in AIG's "Very Best" is New Front in SEC's CDO Probe
Business Week - June 22, 2010

SEC Charges ICP Asset Management in CDO Fraud Case
Reuters - June 21, 1010

Wall Street's Advice to Joran van der Sloot (Satire)
Huffington Post - June 8, 2010

CDOs Aren't a Four Letter Word
Reuters - May 27, 2010

"Banging" the U.S. Stock Market
TSF (at Huffington Post)- May 10, 2010

Ackman Versus Wall Street's Ponzi Scheme
TSF (at Huffington Post) - May 4, 2010

Barofsky Says Criminal Charges Possible in Alleged AIG Coverup
Bloomberg News - April 28, 2010

President Obama: Bring Back William Black
TSF (at Huffington Post) - April 25, 2010

Exclusive: Abacus might have had other benefits for Goldman
Reuters - April 23, 2010

ProPublica's (and NYTimes') "Untold" Magnetar Story Creates Excuses for Wall Street and Washington
TSF (at Huffington Post) - April 19, 2010

Goldman Sachs Clients First Pledge Undercut by SEC
Bloomberg News - April 17, 2010

"Goldman Sachs: Don't Blame Us" and "Goldman Sachs: Spinning Gold"
Business Week (Cover Story) - April 14 2010 and follow-up commentary on HuffPo

Congress's FCIC Nearly Nailed Former Citigroup Executives to the Wall--Then Blew It
Huffington Post - April 8, 2010

Fed Reveals Bear Stearns Assets it Swallowed in Firm's Rescue
Bloomberg News - April 1, 2010

How to Corner the Gold Market
TSF - March 30, 2010

AIG Continued to Write Protection After 2005 (Lewis and TIME are Incorrect)
TSF - March 20, 2010

Michael Lewis: Junior Salesgirlieman
Huffington Post - March 15, 2010

Lehman's Hidden Leverage "Shenanigans" May Haunt Fuld
Business Week - March 13, 2010

Fed Helped Bank [Lehman] Raise Cash Quickly
New York Times - March 12, 2010

Wall Street's Role in Greek Crisis Should be No Surprise
Washington Post - March 10, 2010

Larry Fink's $12 Trillion Shadow
Vanity Fair - April 2010

Washington Must Ban U.S. Credit Derivatives as Traders Demand Gold (Parts 1 and 2)
Huffington Post - March 8, 2010

CNBC Protects Bad Guys Who Took Huge Bailouts from Taxpayers
Huffington Post - March 4, 2010

Role of Banks Eyed in Greek Debt Crisis
Globe and Mail - February 26, 2010

Secret AIG Document Shows Goldman Sachs Minted Most Toxic CDOs
Bloomberg News - February 26, 2010

Wall Street and Washington Hope You Are Gullible: Disappoint Them
TSF (also at HuffingtonPost) - February 14, 2010

Congress Exposes Potential Profiteering in AIG's Deals: Delay Enabled Cover-Up
TSF (also at HuffingtonPost) - January 28, 2010

Show Bernanke and Geithner the Door
TSF (also at Huffington Post) - January 22, 2010

New York Fed "Very Sensitive on AIG, Company E-Mail Says
Bloomberg News - January 19, 2010

Redacted AIG Filing Might Have Spotted Worst Deals
Reuters - January 12, 2010

Bank of America's Shareholders Should Reject Bonus Plans
TSF (also at Huffington Post) - January 12, 2010

Timothy Geithner, I Call Your Bluff
TSF (also at Huffington Post) - January 7, 2010

Washington's Bipartisan Betrayal: The 2015 Global Financial Crisis
TSF (also at Huffington Post) - December 31, 2009

Turmoil Shatters Faith in "Creative" Products
Financial Times - December 29, 2009

Responding to Goldman Sachs
TSF (also at Huffington Post) - December 25, 2009

Treasury Cover-Up of Goldman's Role in AIG Crisis?
TSF (also at Huffington Post) - December 22, 2009

Inside the Wall Street Journal's Future of Finance Initiative
TSF - December 14, 2009

Goldman Fueled AIG Gambles
Wall Street Journal - December 12, 2009

The Bank Job
Vanity Fair - January 2010 Issue (released December 1, 2009)

Beware of Geeks Bearing Grifts
Risk Professional - by Janet Tavakoli - December 2009

Goldman, Guns, and Bloomberg's B.S.
TSF - December 2, 2009

Warren Buffett, Stop Using My Credit Card!
TSF - November 23, 2009

Revisiting a Fed Waltz With A.I.G.
New York Times - November 22, 2009

I Retract My Apology and Call for More Regulation of Goldman Sachs
TSF - November 22, 2009 (and related commentaries)

Can Citigroup Carry Its Own Weight?
New York Times - November 1, 2009

New York Fed's Secret Choice to Pay for Swaps Hits Taxpayer
Bloomberg News - October 27, 2009

Warren Buffett's Wall Street War
TSF - October 20, 2009

China Defaults, Currency Basket Threatens Dollar
TSF - October 6, 2009

Wall Street's Fraud and Solutions for Systemic Peril
TSF - September 29, 2009

Revoke Rating Agencies' NRSRO Designation for Structured Products
TSF - September 17, 2009

U.S. Exit From Bank Bond Program to Go Smoothly
Reuters (Forbes)- September 16, 2009

AIG Bubble: Irrational Exuberance
TSF - August 28, 2009

Consumers' Debt-Tactic Changes May Hurt Banks, Tavakoli Says
Bloomberg News - August 26, 2009

Buffett's Payouts Climb on Credit Derivatives After Defaults
Bloomberg News - August 11, 2009

Berkshire May Post "Blockbuster" Results by CEO's Gauge
Bloomberg News - August 6, 2009

Where Were The Drama Pundits [Whitney, Taleb and Gasparino] When It Mattered?
TSF - July 29, 2009

The Cure For Prostate Cancer: Invest Now
TSF - July 21, 2009

What Wall Street Owes You (Commentary)
CNN (exclusive to CNN) - July 15, 2009

U.S. Probe of CDS Market (and Liz MacDonald's series:" Crackdown on Wall Street")
Financial Times - July 15, 2009 (and Fox Business - Feb 2009)

Unwinding at AIG Prompts Pasciucco to Ponder Systemic Failure
Bloomberg News - July 1, 2009

$2.1 million lunch with Berkshire Hathaway chief: "Warren will give him his money's worth"
Examiner - June 26, 2009

Anchored Under Water
TSF - June 26, 2009

Berkshire Bought Municipal Bonds Amid Higher Yields
Bloomberg News - June 9, 2009

Bank Profits From Accounting Rules Masking Looming Loan Losses
Bloomberg News - June 5, 2009

BlackRock Wears Multiple Hats
Wall Street Journal - May 18, 2009

Reaction Mixed to Derivative Reforms
Wall Street Journal - May 15, 2009

Stress Tests Are Over. The Stress Isn't.
New York Times - May 10, 2009

BlackRock Is Go-To Firm to Divine Wall Street Assets
Bloomberg News - May 8, 2009

President Obama's Right to Free Speech
TSF - May 10, 2009

Ponzi Schemes and Stress Tests
TSF - May 8, 2009

How to Rescue Capitalism
Forbes - April 27, 2009

Geithner, as Member and Overseer, Forged Ties to Finance Club
New York Times - April 27, 2009

Ken Lewis Must Go
TSF - April 24, 2009

Barclays' Massive Loan Pool Eludes Notice
The Street.com - April 20, 2009

Credit-Swaps Dealers Take Beating as Auctions Produce Losses
Bloomberg News - April 17, 2009

Mall Vacancies Spell Fresh Trouble for Lenders
Globe and Mail - April 7, 2009

Did AIG Insure Dodgy Mortgage Products for Goldman Sachs?
TSF - March 25, 2009

AIG Paying Out Millions in Bonuses
TSF - March 14, 2009

Buying into Financial Fix? "Cassandra" Says Don't
Globe and Mail - March 14, 2009

Buffett, Tavakoli Flag Ponzi Scheme Bigger Than Madoff's
Bloomberg News - March 5, 2009

In Letter, Warren Buffett Concedes a Tough Year
New York Times - March 1, 2009

In Geithner We Trust Eludes Treasury as Market Fails to Recover
Bloomberg News - February 25, 2009

Obama's Adviser is Wrong: Malfeasance (Not Models) Killed Wall Street
TSF - (reprinted with TSF permission on WOWOWOW.com) - February 25, 2009

The Financial Meltdown Foreseen
Financial Times - February 21, 2009

Stimulus Plan, Bad Assets May Inflame Risk - JT Note: Misleading Article From Reuters
Reuters (a misleading article) - February 19, 2009

Investment Funds: Should You Hear Alarm Bells?
TSF - February 9, 2009

Merrill's Murder/Suicide
TSF - February 7, 2009

The China Syndrome: It's Our Fault They Don't Trust Us
Financial Times - February 5, 2009

Crackdown on Wall Street: The Perp Walks Are Coming
Fox Business - February 2, 2009

Divorce - Bank of America Style
Fortune - January 30, 2009

Questions Hang Over Merrill Deal
Financial Times - January 28, 2009

BofA Says Merrill's Huge Hit was in December (Not November)?
TSF - January 26, 2009

Four Questions for Tim Geithner
Fortune - January 20, 2009

After Sure-Bet Investment Fails, a Bank Contends it Was Duped
New York Times - January 20, 2009

Fortune's Forgiving Instincts
Columbia Journalism Review - January 16, 2009

Bernanke Urges "Strong Measures" to Stabilize Banks
Bloomberg News - January 13, 2009

Premise of Fortune Cover Story is Incorrect
TSF - January 11, 2009

Bailing Out the Bad Guys
FT Alphaville - January 10, 2009

No Mere Buffett, A 14-Course Menu
Seeking Alpha - January 9, 2009

Ponzi Nation
Business Week - December 14, 2008 (from the archives)

Alternative to Treasury Bailouts: One that Does Not Violate the Spirit of Democracy
TSF - September 25, 2008 (from the archives)

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