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Goldman Sachs salvages $349-million 'gain' from its United Capital misadventure that may also be a $400-million haircut

The New York City investment bank managed a sale and jailbreak of its in-house mass-affluent RIA but was able to get enough assets transitioned to Peter Mallouk's Creative Planning for the accounting win

Author Brooke Southall January 19, 2024 at 1:45 AM
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Keith Girard contributed to the editing of this article.


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