> People ran with the idea because "Blackrock" sounds ominous as hell. This frustrates me to no end. Blackrock is probably the second most boring company in th

> People ran with the idea because "Blackrock" sounds ominous as hell. This frustrates me to no end. Blackrock is probably the second most boring company in the financial space (behind Vanguard). The only reason people are conspiratorial towards Blackrock is because some journalists back in the day confused them with Blackwater and Blackstone.