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140 BILLION in holiday bonuses – Wall Street sets new record – with POLL!

October 19, 2009 By AmberPaw

Wall Street to set new record with 140 BILLION in holiday bonuses The single largest bonus pool is the 23 Billion Goldman Sachs is paying out. "Given the rules, they earned it," said Peter Siris, an investment manager at Guerrilla Capital … [Read more...]

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G20 Summit actually agrees on “Clawbacks” for excessive bonuses

September 5, 2009 By AmberPaw

BBC Report on the G20 Summit As some may recall, Merrill Lynch paid 3.6 BILLION in bonuses despite receiving more than 20 billion dollars of taxpayer bailout money. AIG and others were just as free in giving out a plethora of multi-million … [Read more...]

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Raising the Bar on Financial Pros

March 22, 2009 By massmarrier

Cross-post note: This appears also at Marry in Massachusetts.The truth is, hardly any of us know enough and have the time to devote to making larger financial decisions. Rather, our minds want and our hearts need to trust that:Those making … [Read more...]

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Now Fannie Mae is giving bonuses

March 18, 2009 By woburndem

Unbelievable!! As Usual Just my Opinion … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aig, bonus, executive-compensation, obama

BREAKING NEWS: Obama seeks to block AIG bonuses

March 16, 2009 By AmberPaw

You don't have to take my word for it, see and hear:  http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITI... Honest, I think President Obama was so outraged he was choking.  Looked like it to me. … [Read more...]

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