Comments on: Schwab’s YieldPlus: The denouement http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2010/04/26/schwabs-yieldplus-the-denoument/ A slice of lime in the soda Tue, 21 May 2013 14:07:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: STORYBURNcom_0 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2010/04/26/schwabs-yieldplus-the-denoument/comment-page-1/#comment-14064 STORYBURNcom_0 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:12:31 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/?p=3565#comment-14064 Liar Liar pants on fire! Schwab should be testifying in front of congress Liar Liar pants on fire! Schwab should be testifying in front of congress

]]> By: jstaf http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2010/04/26/schwabs-yieldplus-the-denoument/comment-page-1/#comment-14061 jstaf Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:02:55 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/?p=3565#comment-14061 Schwab sent some communications to clients as it became clear that it had made a mistake, nothing like that ever came from Goldman, and it also true that Goldman is the main creator of socially harmful products whereas CS operates in much less rarified air. No emails have been found from CS employees talking about taking the pensions of "widows and children" either, a lot of us saw that as a difference. Schwab sent some communications to clients as it became clear that it had made a mistake, nothing like that ever came from Goldman, and it also true that Goldman is the main creator of socially harmful products whereas CS operates in much less rarified air.

No emails have been found from CS employees talking about taking the pensions of “widows and children” either, a lot of us saw that as a difference.

]]> By: HBC http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2010/04/26/schwabs-yieldplus-the-denoument/comment-page-1/#comment-14054 HBC Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:08:04 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/?p=3565#comment-14054 LA Times attributes Schwab's stock rise to Wall Street relief that Chuck didn't have to quietly cough up far more than the token $200Million. They won't be making any new friends on Main Street anytime soon after this. Not sure how much of a vote of confidence 1% really represents but overall, the meaning of the word "reputation" appears to be falling into total disrepute. LA Times attributes Schwab’s stock rise to Wall Street relief that Chuck didn’t have to quietly cough up far more than the token $200Million. They won’t be making any new friends on Main Street anytime soon after this.

Not sure how much of a vote of confidence 1% really represents but overall, the meaning of the word “reputation” appears to be falling into total disrepute.

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