What Josh Clark has said about Mark-to-market accounting
1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 27, 2026
Josh Clark, Co-host of Stuff You Should Know, has been quoted on Mark-to-market accounting once in 1 episode of Stuff You Should Know, most recently on June 27, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Clark says mark-to-market accounting is legitimate, but Enron abused it by booking deals as revenue before earning anything.
“Like the deal would just be inked. They wouldn't have seen a penny from it. And they would add it to their balance sheets as revenue”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: How Enron Fooled the World (Jun 27, 2026) · Listen from 32:06
Episodes
Selects: How Enron Fooled the WorldStuff You Should Know · Jun 27, 2026 · 1 h
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant recount the rise and collapse of Enron, from deregulation and the California energy crisis to accounting fraud, bankruptcy and its aftermath.
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