The Analyst’s Dilemma Introduction A young investment banker with Bullard & Bartell (B&B) returns home one evening and discovers that her closest friend, Lori had been laid off because Universal Bank had fired all employees in the capital finance section. Lori makes her friend to agree to keep the information confidential for some days because releasing it the market would be very detrimental to many people. However, the protagonist, in this case, knows too well that B&B is collaborating with Universal Bank in a leveraged buy out of 65% stake in Suntech and the untimely exit of Universal Bank from the deal has serious consequences. If B&B is not alerted immediately, the effect will be disastrous and therefore. The young investment banker is in a dilemma whether to break the trust of her friend or remain mum and face the imminent risk. In the end, it seems that she did not expose the breaking news to her employer and that Lori did not expose everything in fear of what could befall them.