“Failing to disclose that a struggling company will pay out billions of dollars in performance bonuses obviously violates that duty.”

- Robert Khusami, director of the SEC's division of enforcement, in a statement; the SEC charged Bank of America with making false statements to investors about its pending acquisition of Merill Lynch

 

 

 

     
             
   
         
     

 

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.  If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”

- Warren Buffett, investor, businessman, philanthropist, CEO Berkshire-Hathaway

   
             

 

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