Its a pretty iconic film, so I'm assuming everyone has seen it. Remember the scene where Uncle Billy has closed the doors to the Bailey Building and Loan?

After the bank closes Old Man Potter is able to scoop it up cheap. He then has the bank call the loan of the Bailey Building and Loan, forcing Uncle Billy to hand over all the available cash.

With the bank closed people storm into the B&L to get their money...of which they have none. Of course good old benevolant Potter is there to help, offering to pay 50 cents on the dollar for the shares of the B&L customers....with a co-operative Building and Loan money depositsed equals shares, ownership.

Potter creates fear and panic, and seeks to profit from it.

Ya think there might be a lesson there for retail investors in the stock markets? I do....I don't doubt for a second that there are "Old Man Potter" types around with the both the willingness and ability to stoke panic and fear among the bleacher crowd....and to have grateful sellers saying, like one B&L shareholder says in the movie..."better to get half than nothing".

Eastern and Hepalink just invested, and they're priced in at $2.67 per share...and in my opinion, I highly doubt they're worried.