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<li> All those companies you named were investment companies. I’m not suprised they went. GE, on the other hand, spreads across multiple industries that as long as the basic man requires a lightbulb or a fridge, they’re going to keep going.</li>
<li>The current market isn’t rock bottom. It isn’t even close. To say that there’s a huge chance of another depression or something like Japan is naive. Do you look at history? The events leading up to the depression pointed right to a depression: everyone was being hit, and no one had any back up plan. The rich were simply rich because of investment. Today, lots of people have stronger financial situations. That, and plenty of people have yet to even be affected yet, beyond the standard loss in some stocks.<br></li>
<li> Everyone’s stock sucks these days, except for some random companies and those being fueled by the war. Just because GE’s stock is low, doesn’t mean anything. I’d love to know where you heard the bankruptcy rumor.</li>
<li> Maybe you should study history and some economics. The market is downhill due to a lot of bad loans, thus putting people in the situation of spending less and losing their houses, therefor costing the banks. Everything will settle out, eventually. But maybe your glass is permanently half-empty.</li>
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