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ch4s3last Thursday at 3:08 PM3 repliesview on HN

Retail investors shouldn’t be investing in individual stocks outside of industries they understand well. Following GAAP is the definition of not hiding the obligations.


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chairmanstevelast Thursday at 4:06 PM

Maybe GAAP should be changed? Professional investors have the time to comb through the small print. These off balance sheet activities seem designed to bamboozle the small investor.

turtlesdown11last Thursday at 4:33 PM

Enron also didn't violate GAAP so by your definition, no financial wrongdoings...

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jxjfjkfmclast Thursday at 3:34 PM

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