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Goldman Should Just Ride out the Wave of Outrage
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 11/19/2009

You would think they would have just found a better PR agency because the one they have right now is sure as hell not working out. Goldman Sachs is again the subject of public ridicule and scorn. Is that what you get these days for charitably shelling out $500 million? Goldman has done everything possible to generate some positive sentiment in the wake of the upcoming bonus season but it has all backfired. The best strategy all along would have been to basically zip it and concentrate on running the business. Over time the anger would dissipate as something else would take center stage and people realize that the government is who they should really be mad at.

CEO Lloyd Blankfein has the top job at Goldman today because he is a really good trader. He cut his teeth making bets with massive amounts of money. He is not an investment banker which means he never had a chance to or cared to develop his people skills (e.g. he once remarked that going on TV is not 'his thing'). But for some reason, the PR folks thought it would be a good idea to trot him out and expect him to charm the world like he is John Mack. So understandably, Blankfein has had some uncomfortable missteps over recent weeks including referring to Goldman as doing 'God's work' and implying that his people are more productive than those at other firms (actually that one might be true). A couple of days ago he even issued a vague apology saying Goldman was sorry for the things it had done. And in attempt to show some largesse, the firm is going to donate $500 million towards helping small businesses. More >

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TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (AMTD) Profit Declines Despite Higher Trading Volumes
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 10/27/2009

Many investors traded more actively as the market improved and underwent the biggest rally in U.S. stocks since the 1930s. In fact, TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (AMTD: Charts, News, Offers), the Omaha, Nebraska-based online brokerage firm, said that its trading-based business was strong with average trades per day up 35 percent, and its trading-based revenue jumped almost 38 percent. These numbers were helped by its $748.6 million purchase of options-trading specialist, Thinkorswim Group Inc., earlier this year. The acquisition enabled it to deliver record trading and revenue numbers. Despite the fact, TD Ameritrade profit for the quarter ended September 30 fell 8.8% at $156.7 million or 26 cents a share, beating analysts' estimate of 23 cents a share, but down from $172 million or 29 cents a share from a year earlier. What is wrong with this picture? Why does TD Ameritrade profit continue to fall despite higher trading volumes? More >

Jealousy Clouds Judgment When it Comes to Goldman
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 10/16/2009

You always want to be in the middle. If you fall back too far, failure looms large but if you outperform the pack, you become the poster boy for greed. Just ask Goldman. Lloyd Blankfein's firm has become the favorite whipping boy of the populist media. Yesterday, the bank reported a profit of $3.19 billion for the quarter (those are almost oil company numbers). The bonus compensation pool for the year will be north of $20 billion, the highest ever. Most of the media coverage has expressed anger and outrage. But the true emotion in play here is jealousy and everybody is just trying their best to masquerade it. More >