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How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World
Goldman Sachs has been around for 142-years. It has maintained an image of being better than its competitors — smarter, more collegial, more ethical, and far more profitable. Its “14 Principles” starts with “Our clients’ interests always come first.” (Cue laughter; cut to SEC settlement) William D. Cohan’s Money and Power: How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World reveals what utter nonsense that story is. The faux narrative is the result of the most aggressive and sophisticated PR machine in the financial industry. Goldman is a secretive money-making machine, rife with conflict of interests, exerting ... (full story)
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