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by bogomipz 2733 days ago
>"Why do you say that GS has a rotten reputation?"

Do you not know about the subprime mortgage product they sold ? It was notable in that it was designed to fail i.e they defrauded investors

see:

http://fortune.com/2016/04/11/goldman-sachs-doj-settlement/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07...

http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1983886...

>"They are probably the most respected bank on Wall St"

Respected by who exactly? Other investment banks constantly mired in their own scandals and white collar crime.

Here's some other Goldman highlights:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldman_Sachs_controversies