Merry'sSimpleFinance

Amid the dysfunction of the pending Fiscal Cliff disaster, we can take comfort in seeing the beginning of a housing rebound.  Finally. As ...

We all know the upcoming election is about the economy - and specifically, employment, or lack thereof. Today's release is disappointi...

Yesterday's surprising admission from JP Morgan that it incurred a $2 Billion trading loss is stunning, so much so that $5 was lost on e...

It had to happen - the euphoria about the economy improving paled in the face of a less-than-stellar jobs report. Yes, the numbers say th...

Greg Smith's very public resignation from Goldman Sachs, via an op ed piece in the New York Times , has everyone talking while Goldman ...

My mother named me Merry  because she wanted me to be happy - and I am.  But not with the retail sales number released yesterday.  We're...

Last night I attended the New York Hedge Funds Roundtable and heard Mike Mayo speak.  He is a banking analyst who maintains high principles ...