Bear Stearns: A Profile of Success

In light of today's national climate, it seems the one word that can accurately describe the state of our nation, and the future of the people within it, is uncertainty. Unfortunate, but true, we as a country have definitely fallen on uncertain times. In the midst of a war that has divided our nation and has no foreseeable end, it is impossible to predict, with any significant degree of confidence, what the future will bring to our nation, as a whole. On a more intimate scale, national crises, such as the social security issue, make the future equally as troublesome to citizens, individually. Yet, even more fragile than the nation, itself, and the people who comprise it, is the vulnerability of the businesses they run. Even in the most stable of political and economic climates, there is probably nothing more uncertain than the fate of a company in the business world.

In the competitive market of pursuing the "American Dream", the volatile world of business sees the demise of innumerable businesses yearly, in addition to the numerous "start-ups" that end up never really getting "off the ground". This is due to any number of variables, including the state of the economy, the status of the competition, the quality of the product a company renders, the environment between staff and management within a company and, finally, financial issues. Yet, one company that seems to have excelled in all these areas, and overcome the obstacles related to each, is the New York based company of Bear Stearns.