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Mervyn King: Break Up the Big Banks

I like Peabody but how did a coal stock get mentioned in this thread? Did I miss something? lol.


On Oct 21 03:51 PM bassmaster17 wrote:

> Peabody is doing great...nice we both got it cheap!!! It may selloff,
> but I have longer term plans for that position. Just a question
> about Dick Bove. I know he's CNBC's show pony, but didn't he get
> the whole credit crisis wrong and told people to buy Citi at $20?
> Just checking to see if there's any legitimacy to his call on Wells
> given his track record.

Mervyn King: Break Up the Big Banks

I am not saying the securtization problems were only in the US, UK

the compensation and "don't you dare regulate us or we'll move operations to London, or NYC" shouts are in these 2 countries.

You don't hear that yelling in French, German, Canadian, Australian banks.


On Oct 21 03:48 PM a fat panda wrote:

> "The UK and US are peas in a pod. We don't see this extreme anywhere
> else on the globe. There must be a reason."
>
> I largely agree with you up to the last point. Banks all over Europe
> have been hit with this financial crisis. And I think the reason
> that you didn't see the ripple go further was the US taxpayer back-stopped
> the US banks and the GSEs.

Get Ready for a British (Bank Executive) Invasion

already have made my views clear

Let there be no bank too big to fail, if you have to downsize them all, so be it.

Then let the companies pay whatever they want, but when they implode themselves not one dollar of public money goes. Then with a real system like that - with actual checks and balances - people will actually care about what the companies do, and how they pay.

Now no one cares - because the government and fed will be there to use taxpayer money to fix it.


On Sep 29 08:56 AM John Galt wrote:

> Ok instead of the daily tank the bankers what's the solution?
>
> Wasn't there some companies you highlighted that based executive
> pay/compensation on a 5 year moving average of earnings ( or even
> company book value), that was a better tie of pay for performance
> for management?
>
> You know, like if oil went from 147 to 30 to 60, the CEO of Exxon
> wouldn't have wildly different pay year/year.
>
> Or if there was a great flood, and insurance company wouldn't get
> nothing one year.
>
> Then again there would be less incentive to cook the books like Enron
> and Worldcom.
>
> So what ideas do you like?

83 Stocks That Doubled Your Money in the First Half of 2009

DNDN is there, 2 slots under Whole Foods


On Jul 03 12:23 PM User 440305 wrote:

> you forgot to mention dendreon

83 Stocks That Doubled Your Money in the First Half of 2009

Anything under $10 would signify the stock was under $5 as of Dec 31st, 2008. I find most stocks below $5 to be more for pure speculation rather than investing. Hence I put that cut off.


On Jul 02 02:04 PM zagrebzagreb wrote:

> I love these lists... so interesting and enlightening.
>
> The $10 min threshold for share price, however, removes most of my
> favorites!
>

83 Stocks That Doubled Your Money in the First Half of 2009

GMGMQ is like going to a slot machine

I expect the current common to be wiped out like in just about all bankruptcies and then new common to be issued once emerged from bankruptcy

those type of stocks can jump 30% or drop 30% in 1 day if daytraders pile in but its not investing.

Dont confuse GM coming out of bankruptcy with that stock doing well - it wont be the same stock that is issued post bankruptcy.


On Jul 02 11:42 AM Ackojay wrote:

> do you think GMGMQ will ever be up again? i own 50000 shares

83 Stocks That Doubled Your Money in the First Half of 2009

John I wish I owned 24
the ones I highlighted were owned current or past, or discussed in blog :)


On Jul 02 08:12 AM $ John Galt wrote:

> Fake green shoots or not, that's a pretty impressive list. For you
> to own 24 of the 83 names I tip my hat to you.