- A Goldman Sachs Shout Out

I just wanted to give a little shout out to the 40 or 50 Goldman Sachs employees who, according to my hit tracking software, are reading this blog on a regular basis. Over the last year I've received uncountable thousands of insults and one completely serious online death threat all because I work at a hedge fund. And even I'm amazed at how the public has reacted to you guys.

I'm a JPMorgan alum myself. I've never had any problem with Goldman, but I do kind of get how maybe if you've come up from a second tier firm, you might find it annoying how Goldman always seems to come out on top. There is a lot of that over at zerohedge I think... I can only describe it as Goldman - Envy. Then when you mix a little of that (partly joking) Goldman bashing in with an uneducated online investing public that doesn't really understand the ins and outs of the corporate finance world, then add to that 800 billion in banking industry bailouts and I get how people are a little put out.

But even so, I think it's way over the top. So I just wanted to let you all know that not everyone thinks you're the problem. Some of us know that a great many of you are part of the solution. Or that is... you would be if we ever get the idea to start solving things in this country ever again. So take heart. Not everyone in America thinks your evil. And the people who do are more interested in fashion than in information. Eventually they'll get tired and go away.