Goldman Sachs is the anti-Softbank: Its corporate slides, rather than
   lying somewhere in the uncanny [1]valley between genius and deranged,
   sometimes seem as though they're an entry in a contest for sheer
   emptiness.

   Why it matters: Goldman is going through something of an identity
   crisis at the moment and is placing a large bet on reinventing itself
   as an [2]asset manager. In doing so, however, it seems to have removed
   most if not all of its institutional personality.

   For the record: Goldman's investor day [3]presentation features slides
   with titles like these:
     * "Committed to Deliver on Our Medium-Term Targets"
     * "Intensely Focused on Executing on Our Key Priorities"
     * "Breadth and Depth Across Various Dimensions"

   The winner, however, has to be this one:
     * "Platform Solutions: Innovative Platforms Delivering Solutions to
       Clients"

   Between the lines: "Platform Solutions" is the hollow name bestowed
   upon Goldman's troubled consumer-banking operation. (If you have an
   Apple Card, you're a customer.)
     * CEO David Solomon seems [4]highly reluctant to give a straight
       answer to the question of whether or not it's going to be sold, in
       the wake of billions of dollars in losses.

References

   1. https://link.axios.com/click/30732193.593426/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL25ld3NsZXR0ZXJzL2F4aW9zLWVkZ2UtNGYxNzQwMDEtOGJjYy00OTBiLTkyYTctMjcxZWIwNzgwOGUyLmh0bWw_Y2h1bms9NiZ1dG1fdGVybT1lbXNoYXJlJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zbWFya2V0cyZzdHJlYW09YnVzaW5lc3Mjc3Rvcnk2/62155aad577a4801a449ec18B702f1419
   2. https://link.axios.com/click/30732193.593426/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25iYy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8yOC9nb2xkbWFuLWNlby1kYXZpZC1zb2xvbW9uLXNheXMtYXNzZXQtbWFuYWdlbWVudC1pcy10aGUtbmV3LWdyb3d0aC1lbmdpbmUuaHRtbD91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc21hcmtldHMmc3RyZWFtPWJ1c2luZXNz/62155aad577a4801a449ec18B19a67d83
   3. https://link.axios.com/click/30732193.593426/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29sZG1hbnNhY2hzLmNvbS9pbnZlc3Rvci1yZWxhdGlvbnMvaW52ZXN0b3ItZGF5LTIwMjMvaW5kZXguaHRtbD91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc21hcmtldHMmc3RyZWFtPWJ1c2luZXNz/62155aad577a4801a449ec18Bcefed49e
   4. https://link.axios.com/click/30732193.593426/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25iYy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMi8yOC9nb2xkbWFuLWNlby1kYXZpZC1zb2xvbW9uLXNheXMtYXNzZXQtbWFuYWdlbWVudC1pcy10aGUtbmV3LWdyb3d0aC1lbmdpbmUuaHRtbD91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc21hcmtldHMmc3RyZWFtPWJ1c2luZXNz/62155aad577a4801a449ec18C19a67d83