Comments on: The Anniversary of Lehman Brothers’ Failure: What Can You Learn From It

By: The Financial Blogger » Blog Archive » Real Return Bonds and Gold: How to Hedge Yourself against Inflation

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:58:18 +0000

[...] So, you would think many investors are trying to find a way to protect themselves against inflation. While the rise of inflation is not unanimous among financial analysts, there is a definite interest to hedge against the inflation: the Canadian Government just issued $500 million in inflation hedged bonds (real return bonds) and Asian governments are seriously considering similar products in the near future. This is the first time we have heard about real return bonds since the Lehman Brothers’ failure. [...]

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Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:31:48 +0000

[...] Gather Little by Little shows how the founder of the Lehman Brothers has taught us whatever lessons most finances. [...]

By: Refinancing With A HELOC, Lehman Brothers Collapse

Refinancing With A HELOC, Lehman Brothers Collapse — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:51:03 +0000

[...] Little By Little reminds us about the Anniversary of Lehman Brothers’ Failure. Can you believe it’s been a year since the stock market went off kilter to cause some of the [...]

By: Stew

Stew — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:23:04 +0000

Mike, I hope you are right.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:22:18 +0000

Stew,

I think they realized the impact of the Lehman Brothers’ fall once it was too late. Then, they decided to support other companies.

Gholmes,

very interesting and truthful citation Scary but true!

By: gholmes

gholmes — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:06:49 +0000

“Interest [on debt] never sleeps nor sickens nor dies; it never goes to the hospital; it works on Sundays and holidays; it never takes a vacation; it never visits nor travels; it takes no pleasure; it is never laid off work nor discharged from employment; it never works on reduced hours. … Once in debt, interest is your companion every minute of the day and night; you cannot shun it or slip away from it; you cannot dismiss it; it yields neither to entreaties, demands, or orders; and whenever you get in its way or cross its course or fail to meet its demands, it crushes you.”
-J. Reuben Clark Jr.

By: Stew

Stew — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:37:28 +0000

Why did the government bail out Goldman-Sachs, AIG, etc. but not Lehman Bros.?

By: Dramon

Dramon — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:46:14 +0000

this reminds of a saying:

‘Hope is not a stragety’. You can’t hope problems away.
I agree that greed and the gambling mindset seemed to take over.

Investing and gambling SHOULD be very different. Some people treat them as the same.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:44:44 +0000

DDFD;
The problem doesn lie in the great mind, it lies with the Greed operating it

By: DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com

DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:36:37 +0000

Nice post! It still amazes me that these “great minds and talent” could fail so miserably.