"Douglas Johnson" <post[at]classtech.com> wrote in message
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I didn't think the Fed's end of the deal was structured for any potential
upside. It should be, as was done with Chrysler.

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Mark Bole <makbo[at]pacbell.net> wrote:


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Here is such a viewpoint from one of my favorite investment writers.

http://www.investorsinsight.com/otb_...?EditionID=667

His argument is that, like Long Term Capital, letting Bear Sterns go down would
have frozen the credit markets, caused a stock market crash, and triggered a
mild depression.

He further suggests that the Fed may end up making a profit, but that they do
have $30 billion at risk in the meantime.

-- Doug

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beliavsky[at]aol.com wrote:
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I see quite a bit. Investing is all about risk and return. When a
company is sold, such as BARRA, or Peoplesoft, or Palm/US Robotics/3Com,
(all companies I went through this same type of thing with) investors
need to know what possible outcomes to expect, and who the players are.
The players sometimes include governmental/regulatory entities as well
as private investors.

I have read only a few other musings of respected financial pundits,
some claim the Bear Stearns "save" was critical to avoid major meltdown
of the markets (something about not knowing what one's own exposure was,
as well as not knowing what one's clients' exposures were).

-Mark Bole

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On Mar 24, 12:15*pm, PeterL <po.n...[at]gmail.com> wrote:
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I don't see the direct relevance of this message to MIFP. In any case,
it appears that Hussman is wrong about the value of Bear Stearns
stocks, with JP Morgan having increased its bid from $2 to $10.


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An interesting article on the Bear Stearns "rescue":

http://www.hussmanfunds.com/wmc/wmc080324.htm

"Bear Stearns is trading at $6 instead of $2 because unelected
bureaucrats went beyond their legal mandates, delivered a windfall to
a single private company at public expense, entered agreements that
violate the the public trust, and created a situation where even if
the bureaucratic malfeasance stands, the shareholders of Bear Stearns
will either reject the deal or be deprived of their right to determine
the fate of the company they own. Very simply, Bear Stearns is still
in play. Still, when all is said and done, my own impression is that
the ultimate value of the stock will not be $2, but exactly zero."

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