Comments on: Shareholder Activism Taken To Its Highest Level http://longorshortcapital.com/shareholder-activism-take-to-its-highest-level.htm We dividend our ad money to you. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:49:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Cassidy http://longorshortcapital.com/shareholder-activism-take-to-its-highest-level.htm/comment-page-1#comment-81651 Cassidy Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:43:07 +0000 http://longorshortcapital.com/shareholder-activism-take-to-its-highest-level.htm#comment-81651 If I owe you $10,000,000 I have a problem. If I owe you $10,000,000,000 YOU have a problem. If I owe you $10,000,000 I have a problem. If I owe you $10,000,000,000 YOU have a problem.

]]> By: Parker conrad http://longorshortcapital.com/shareholder-activism-take-to-its-highest-level.htm/comment-page-1#comment-81612 Parker conrad Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:30:15 +0000 http://longorshortcapital.com/shareholder-activism-take-to-its-highest-level.htm#comment-81612 Proposed post topic: UBS announces $19B writedown, investors assume it's an April Fool's joke, shares rally. Proposed post topic: UBS announces $19B writedown, investors assume it’s an April Fool’s joke, shares rally.

]]> By: To The Hilt http://longorshortcapital.com/shareholder-activism-take-to-its-highest-level.htm/comment-page-1#comment-81494 To The Hilt Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:53:18 +0000 http://longorshortcapital.com/shareholder-activism-take-to-its-highest-level.htm#comment-81494 I think you should have the 24 countdown clock incorporated into this somehow. Boop. Beep. Boop. Beep. I think you should have the 24 countdown clock incorporated into this somehow.

Boop.

Beep.

Boop.

Beep.

]]> By: Anal_yst http://longorshortcapital.com/shareholder-activism-take-to-its-highest-level.htm/comment-page-1#comment-81488 Anal_yst Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:19:54 +0000 http://longorshortcapital.com/shareholder-activism-take-to-its-highest-level.htm#comment-81488 All your (tax) base are belong to us All your (tax) base are belong to us

]]> By: Next Step http://longorshortcapital.com/shareholder-activism-take-to-its-highest-level.htm/comment-page-1#comment-81487 Next Step Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:58:53 +0000 http://longorshortcapital.com/shareholder-activism-take-to-its-highest-level.htm#comment-81487 Looking into the future..... Week 6: You know, we've been thinking. While the donation of all of the gold reserves the United States currently has is appreciated (and we made some nice mini-baller jewelry out of it too), that's not enough. After all, we are master of the universe, right? Yeah, that's right. So we've decided you have 24 hours to give us the nuclear launch codes for all nuclear weapons, because we're the new superpower. You have 24 hours, or we blow it all up. We're serious here. Gone. Looking into the future…..

Week 6: You know, we’ve been thinking. While the donation of all of the gold reserves the United States currently has is appreciated (and we made some nice mini-baller jewelry out of it too), that’s not enough. After all, we are master of the universe, right? Yeah, that’s right. So we’ve decided you have 24 hours to give us the nuclear launch codes for all nuclear weapons, because we’re the new superpower. You have 24 hours, or we blow it all up. We’re serious here. Gone.

]]> By: Size http://longorshortcapital.com/shareholder-activism-take-to-its-highest-level.htm/comment-page-1#comment-81484 Size Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:53:14 +0000 http://longorshortcapital.com/shareholder-activism-take-to-its-highest-level.htm#comment-81484 Face it, the guys at Bear are geniuses! Well played. It's a game theory question for people who aren't good at more complicated game theory: I can risk a reasonable amount or I can bet the house, several times over. If I risk a reasonable amount, I might make a good return but also I might lose some money. However, If I bet everything several times over, I stand to make a bloody fortune and I'll limit my losses because if I crash and burn, our trusty Fed will force taxpayers to pay for my put. Awesome. I'll take option number two, please. The awesomest of all awesomeness is that Paulson was just on TV talking about how the Fed's powers of offering taxpayer funded puts to investment banks will be expanded. I'm totally pscyched. Merrill's only up 0.5%, I gotta run and scoop that right up. Face it, the guys at Bear are geniuses! Well played.

It’s a game theory question for people who aren’t good at more complicated game theory: I can risk a reasonable amount or I can bet the house, several times over. If I risk a reasonable amount, I might make a good return but also I might lose some money. However, If I bet everything several times over, I stand to make a bloody fortune and I’ll limit my losses because if I crash and burn, our trusty Fed will force taxpayers to pay for my put. Awesome. I’ll take option number two, please.

The awesomest of all awesomeness is that Paulson was just on TV talking about how the Fed’s powers of offering taxpayer funded puts to investment banks will be expanded. I’m totally pscyched. Merrill’s only up 0.5%, I gotta run and scoop that right up.

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