Most UMich research findings  are as obvious as Anderson Cooper's homosexuality. Our latest discovery? Favors to stock analysts from CEOs of big companies have an effect on how those stocks are rated.

But don't let the "duh" factor understate this study's importance. It's like a driving instructor passing a girl who can't drive because she smiled at him and then having her cause $50,000 worth of damage in an accident. Except replace that smile with an under the table bribe and double the 0's there. This is serious.

Finally, we've uncovered something useful. Now UMich can go back to calculating the percentage of traffic tickets avoided vs. amount of cleavage being shown by the offender.  Because that's important.