Write-Offs: 08.19.09

$$$Derivatives traders turned cabbie sells TV pilot [NYP]
$$$Citigroup's Asset Guarantees to Be Audited by TARP [Bloomberg]
$$$12 Things You Absolutely Must Know Before Investing Again [clusterstock]
$$$Paul Singer's 2nd-Quarter Letter [Dealbook]
$$$ An Artist's Impression Of A Goldman Sachs Bonus Securitization Offering [zh]