The article linked below by Tom Brown of Bankstocks.com gives and excellent recap of what went wrong with the financial sector and his not so good results as a money manager. Tom puts the purpose of the article best:

So this is as good a time as any for me to step back and reflect on how I screwed up so royally in the runup to greatest economic hurricane of our lifetimes, and what I’ve learned as a result of it all.

The article is a great read so go read it here: Bankstocks.com.

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