Some are valuable, others are stark reminders of how much hubris exsited before the financial collapse. Example: here's one from Goldman Sachs which is essenti

Some are valuable, others are stark reminders of how much hubris exsited before the financial collapse. Example: here's one from Goldman Sachs which is essentially a sales pitch for adding Mortgage Backed Securities to a portfolio: http://bit.ly/N4dMb http://bit.ly/N4dMb A quote from that: We believe investors have the opportunity to significantly improve their risk/return profile by strategically allocating a portion of their portfolio to the MBS/securitized sector for two important reasons: 1) the historically attractive risk/return profile of the securitized sector and attractive yield opportunities relative to Treasuries and 2) the diversification benefits from introducing new sources of risk and potential return to the portfolio.