Couldn't Put 2 + 2 Together

"The SEC's catching Madoff was hopeless,"
Says his nemesis, Harry Markopolos.
'mongst the agency's ills?
"Computational skills
Below those of the general populace."

The Wisdom of Inmate 61727054

Bernie Madoff, ensconced in the can,
With many a rapturous new fan,
When asked to explain
His felonious reign,
Said, "I count on the ignorance of man."

Thanks to Ms. Ann Gianchandani of Frigate Bay, St. Kitts, for today's keyword: "the ignorance of man."

Financial Market Reform

The debacles of subprime and Madoff
Present free marketeers with a trade-off:
Markets need innovation,
But so too, regulation
That's neither deaf, dumb, blind nor paid off.