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Most of us have heard of the bigger fool theory as it relates to investment property, especially with flipping. Let's take Florida as an example. During the real estate boom, "investors" would buy a condominium in the pre-construction phase and resell it for more after it was completed, often … (4 comments)
Over the past couple of years there has been a lot of speculation as to who was responsible for the mortgage meltdown. Was it the appraisers for over estimating the value on properties in order to make a mortgage broker happy? How about the Realtors and mortgage brokers who pushed higher … (6 comments)
I see seven reasons why the mortgage and credit crisis is not as bad as some seem to believe ...
We are seeing some good gains in the bond market as initial jobless claims came in higher then September 2005 levels. Big Ben Bernake is back on Capitol Hill this morning to testify before the Senate Banking Committee. 
Is it me or did we come terribly close to being in 1929' on March 16, 2008. For those who are not aware (and many are not) Bear Stearns is an investment Bank a securities trading and brokerage Bank! 
There's an interesting article today on Bloomberg.com, by Ann Woolner. That's Ann on the left. She's not real big on banks right now, because they're hoarding the cheap money the Federal Reserve has made available. 
http://nymag.com/news/businessfinance/bottomline/45299/ … (0 comments)
On March 14th, Bear Stearns, the fifth-largest investment bank in the United States, entered a period of insolvency. As growing lack of confidence in the firm's subprime exposure grew, other banks eventually refused to lend to the stricken company, which has existed for over 85 years. Were Bear Stearns a commercial … (0 comments)
Jim Cramer is the host on CNBC's mad money. He gives out stock advice on which stocks people should pick. On March 11th Cramer received an email on his stock advice web site from someone who wanted advice on there investment in Bear Stearns. Cramer told the email-er that Bear Stearns … (6 comments)
1% off the discount in the last week sounds great! But, does it offset the extortion of the equity of the stock holders of Bear Stearns? Not long ago Bear Stearns stock was selling over $100.00 two years ago over $170.00 so how does it drop to $2.00 overnight?
I was recently sent this part of a discussion and started to ponder it. Is it really the mortgage brokers fault or is it the banks? 
Without a doubt everyone wishes that Bear Stearns was still in business!! It was an institution on Wall Street that no one wanted to see explode. It seems though that as a company that Bear Stearns made some bets with some excessive risk that boomeranged right back at them and punched … (1 comments)
Well, messages boards are buzzing. The associate press reports "JPMorgan announced Sunday night that it would acquire Bear Stearns for $236.2 million in a deal that was fast-tracked by the federal government to avoid a bankruptcy. The price represents roughly 1 percent of what the investment bank was worth just … (9 comments)
Hello world. So now we fully understand what was going on with Bear Stearns stock on Friday. As a former employee of Bear Stearns, I was shocked to see the stock down on last Friday to see the stock down 27 points to $30 dollars/share. 
To All,
The Federal Government in conjunction with JP Morgan Chase performed another rescue mission this weekend. The big Wall Street investment bank, Bear Stearns Company, was bought out in a bargain basement deal by JP Morgan Chase in order to keep the bank from possibly failing. The value of Bear Stearns dropped by nearly $5.7 billion in … (6 comments)
WOW ...The Big Bad Bear is Dead! I only mean bad because Bear Stearns was so BIG, the Biggest to Fall! I've been watching and listening to Bear Stearns for the past year now knowing that they were the #1 buyer of mortgage backed securities. I remember in the hay day and the peak … (3 comments)
According to MarketWatch, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. reportedly has agreed to buy Bear Stearns Cos. for $2 a share in a stock-swap deal. Evidently the set price will be $2 per share. It appears that both boards have approved the sale and are trying to put it together prior to … (9 comments)
This article from Business Week is a well written recap of the circumstances that lead to Bear Stearns multi-billion dollar mishap. The article is titled "Bear Stearns' Bad Bet" by Matthew Goldstein and David Henry. It sort of falls under the "more bad news" category, but I believe being educated is better … (1 comments)
Monday is officially closed for business here on the East Coast. So, here is a breakdown of what happened today:
If only it were limited to a handful of lenders making aggressive loans to some irresponsible borrowers. . . To understand how deep this goes, take a moment to look at what happens when a subprime loan is issued: The lender packages it with other similar loans and sells the bundle … (2 comments)