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Comments like that is why there's a difference between the terms "intelligent" and "wise". Your inflated claim to be the former makes it unlikely you're the latter.

Hmm.... Didn't work with you.

Employees stuck.... Reminds me of.....Enron!

Sounds like he is angry that the same standard isn't applied across the board - that all the idiot home-buyers who went in over their head deserve to be hung out to dry for making such stupid decisions, and that Bear Stearns should also be left out to dry without any bailout because of their...

Can you post a link to that?

"Investment Banks have been going bankrupt since the beginning of time. So what?" Is this what they mean by "moral hazard" - that no large investment bank can ever be allowed to go bankrupt again because it would "hurt the economy" too much? If so, just have the Fed pass them money...

The reason I ask is because - isn't it odd that they would be paying bonuses at this time of year? Especially when there was this Dec 19th 2007 dated Reuters story http://www.reuters.com/article/bankingFinancial/idUSN1854782820071219 "NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top executives at Bear Stearns...

http://themessthatgreenspanmade.blogspot.com/2008/03/jim-rogers-on-bear-stearns-bailout.html

You mean inflation is NOT at 2% and we DON'T have a strong dollar policy??? But...but...that would mean....they LIED!! Why would they do that...to The American People!? *sniffle* :confused:

What do you expect when you can make big money no matter what the outcome is? It's almost like...being CEO of CitiGroup! Or Merrill Lynch!! Or Northern Rock!! Or...

Exactly! What's with this Bear Stearns bailout crap?? Get the f-up executives who drank all that Kool-Aid to cough up those past bonuses or go to jail!!

Again the Fed refuses to do the obvious! They should not risk the "Moral Hazard" of bailing out corporations while not doing the same for Joe Q Sixpack! So - they should let the distressed mortgage holders clean out their closets and garages of old junk, and let them bring it all to the...

Specific event? Don't think there is one. There are a series of events though. Greenspan/The Fed keeping rates low to bubble the market - first stocks, then real estate. Moving the mortgage business outside regulation so it could be "re-imagined" into toxic waste CDO's. Creating...

Have no idea, but what the heck...

Mercor is correct in that the indices suffer from "survivorship bias" - the dead companies are dropped from the index. But it is still a good snake-oil story...:D Though ....if you buy an index fund and wait until you are dead, maybe it would do ok...

Inflation or Deflation? Yes. And Yes.

Oh it may be good. And it may be bad. I agree - who knows? (Except stock_trad3r who is giving investing advice) See how much flipping happens when it debuts...

Don't understand why everyone is so pessimistic. We were told inflation is contained. So is the subprime problem. And the President is confident in the economy. What more do you want?

They need money to fight lawsuits? Sounds like a moneymaker! :p Vonage probably used some of theirs that way too when it IPO'd.

This qualifies him for a raise!! Once you get to the top, there is no incentive any more to do anything. Your golden parachute makes you immune to decision outcomes so you can give the employees and shareholders a golden shower while you act the part of "leader" by giving pep talks. You...