The ouster of Todd Thomson as head of global wealth management at Citigroup has cast an unflattering eye on Maria Bartiromo, the erstwhile CNBC reporter who has become a star. The final straw for CEO Charles Prince may have been what some think was excessive money and unwise attention lavished by Citigroup on the Money Honey--a moniker that Bartiromo is seeking to trademark for a line of clothes and other products. In this era of heightened attention to ethics and perceived lapses, you've really got to watch yourself. Appearances trump reality. If you think someone is going to go to bat for you when circumstances are damning, you're wrong.

For more:
- here's a New York Times article
- here's a New York Post article