... Bailout What the Rescue of Bear Stearns and the Credit Crisis Mean for Your Investments John M Waggoner John Wiley & Sons, Inc ffirs.indd iii 8/1/08 11:44:55 AM Copyright © 2008 by John M Waggoner ... Lessons The question, then, becomes what does the bear market in bonds and the demise of Bear Stearns mean for your investments? We can start with a few calming observations: For one thing, the system ... than the rank and file) But big companies fail all the time and, to be honest, they leave little mark of their passage, except for the holes they leave in the lives (and retirement accounts) of their...