Meredith Whitney Silent on Citigroup's Future

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:19 pm

Meredith Whitney left Oppenheimer earlier this month, ostensibly to found her own advisory company, Meredith Whitney, LLC. Oppenheimer tried to put a happy face on her departure.

This week's near death experience for Citigroup is the stuff Ms. Whitney had been warning about for a year or so.

Yet, Ms. Whitney has not appeared on CNBC to comment, as she usually did. No reporters have been quoting her on the likelihood of Citigroup's survival on a forward going basis, after today's deal with Treasury.

So, in the nature of "Where's Waldo?" I wonder "Where's Meredith?"

Old news stories said Citigroup shareholders had threatened her. Is Ms. Whitney in hiding for her own safety?

Or does she think her new company won't successfully attract clients if she continues to publicly express her opinions on Citigroup?

Has she lined up some new client who is paying her for her silence?

Have Fed, Treasury and FDIC officials told her to shut up for the good of the financial system?

Where's Meredith and what does she think about today's Citigroup related developments?

Nitroglycerin Joined: 24 Jan 2008 Posts: 755 Location: CA

I was told that she is starting her own company. She is on a consulting trip.