Are Banks Playing It Too Safe?

Businessweek,September 7,2009 Barely a year after Lehman Brothers toppled under the weight of its own debt,Wall Street is calling for someplayers to load up again.Analysts say Goldman Sachs,Morgan Stanley,JP-Morgan Chase,

Barely a year after Lehman Brothers toppled under the weight of its own debt, Wall Street is calling for some players to load up again. Analysts say Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, and other relatively healthy firms are holding too much capital-an overly cautious stance that＇s costing shareholders billions of dollars in orofits.