Comments on: How $2,000 Became $20 And What To Do With It http://thefinancebuff.com/2008/03/how-2000-became-20-and-what-to-do-with.html like a friend telling you about money ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:44:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://thefinancebuff.com/2008/03/how-2000-became-20-and-what-to-do-with.html/comment-page-1#comment-497 Anonymous Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:34:00 +0000 http://blog.thefinancebuff.com/?p=229#comment-497 There was a TV program called "American Greed" on CNBC? last week about the World Com accounting scandal. CEO Bernie Ebbers got 25 years (basically a life sentence at his age). Some said it was harsh, but I think it was more than fair based on all the people he effectively robbed. I do wonder how much responsibility he actually had for the scandal verses others like CFO Scott Sullivan. Certainly he and others got off easier for helping to take down Ebbers.<br/><br/>Ted There was a TV program called "American Greed" on CNBC? last week about the World Com accounting scandal. CEO Bernie Ebbers got 25 years (basically a life sentence at his age). Some said it was harsh, but I think it was more than fair based on all the people he effectively robbed. I do wonder how much responsibility he actually had for the scandal verses others like CFO Scott Sullivan. Certainly he and others got off easier for helping to take down Ebbers.

Ted

]]> By: Jonathan http://thefinancebuff.com/2008/03/how-2000-became-20-and-what-to-do-with.html/comment-page-1#comment-492 Jonathan Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:46:00 +0000 http://blog.thefinancebuff.com/?p=229#comment-492 I did a similar thing as bought Enron at about 68 cents per share. "How can it go down to zero?" Guess who was looking for the "worthless securities" form later...<br/><br/>Amazing that the lawyers would give up their 1/3 of the pie. I did a similar thing as bought Enron at about 68 cents per share. "How can it go down to zero?" Guess who was looking for the "worthless securities" form later…

Amazing that the lawyers would give up their 1/3 of the pie.

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