Dimon's whining

What is Jamie Dimon thinking? As reported in a New York Times article, Mr. Dimon wrote a note to shareholders expressing his displeasure at the way politicians were demonizing big banks.

Now, the bank seems to be very well run. They also seemed to be in the least amount of trouble during the crisis. They didn't need the stimulus and paid it back as soon as possible. These are all positive aspects to JP Morgan Chase's business.

But to whine about politicians who represent the people is not a smart move. I don't remember seeing a thank you note to the government for guaranteeing his bank's purchase of Bear Stearns. This note in the letter to investors makes him look even more detached from what is going on in this country than previously thought. This note makes him look ungrateful to the public for bailing out the industry he is at the highest level of. It could even be considered similar to a let them eat cake comment.

Where Mr. Dimon should whine is Wall Street. To allow other banks to act so irresponsible without any public comments showed a lack of leadership from Mr. Dimon. Why isn't he whining about the banks that caused this mess and put the hurt on the American people. Why isn't he wondering out loud about how much money they caused his bank to lose?

If he really wants to step up to make his business better, he should be cheering for a higher standard of banking which includes better regulation. Looking to blame the politicians when the problem is your colleagues is weak at best. Mr. Dimon needs to be reminded who really caused the mess and who saved his livelyhood.

Bank of America does well again

Who is this new CEO Brian Moynihan and what does he think he is doing to the bank America loves to hate? First Bank of America decides to make people more responsible with their finances by not allowing debit purchases for accounts without the cash to cover the purchases. Now they are putting together a program for home debt forgiveness. This is beginning to sound like a big turn around for Bank of America.

The program is designed to get homeowners out from being underwater because of the real estate crash. It shows a willingness on the bank's part to help citizens fight for their financial welfare. You can read more about it by clicking on the link.

I guess maybe someone in the Bank of America hierarchy finally realized programs like these end up creating a long term value.

compounding

Hey

I am finding out while building a covered call account how continuing to add capital to the account has increased the call revenue in an almost exponential way.

Compounding truly is a wonder of the world.

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Bank of America does well

Hey

For all my bashing of Bank of America, I do have to finally give them credit.

Yesterday they imposed a rule not allowing debit card purchases if the customer does not have the funds to cover the transaction. This is a bold move that could win back my business. It shows that they are willing to sacrifice short term profits by decreasing revenue from overdraft fees in order to run the business of banking correctly.

Thank you Bank of America.

100th post

This is this blog's 100th post.

I thought it should be used to notify everyone that there is one less short sale on the books as my wife and I took it off of B of A and HSBC's hands.

If you want any info on short sales, send me an email and I will answer any questions you may have. It did take 7 months and had a bunch of issues with it but the price and neighborhood were right.

Cheers!

opportunity let go due to discipline

So there is an excellent option opportunity tonight due to Google's earnings announcement after the bell.

But I will not be taking it due to the cash being committed to a different program (call selling) for future trades. Some may say that I should use the money now. But there being a slight possibility that the trade could be incorrect is enough motivation to keep from making that trade.

So what is the trade? It is a straddle trade with either IBM, Google, and Apple. It is my feeling that the growth in the winning option will outweigh the loss in the other option.