Wise Money Decisions

I’ve never lived in Manhattan.  Long before I met her, my wife lived there for a short time.  During law school we mulled over a few offers from New York firms that would have taken us to Manhattan.  She would have liked to go back. 

Had we moved to Manhattan I may have known that the JPMorgan and Bear Stearns headquarters are next to each other in midtown Manhattan.  See the picture to the right.  Bear Stearns is on the left, JPMorgan Chase on the right.

Now that JPMorgan is buying Bear Stearns, I’m offering my consulting services to identify synergies, cut costs, and restore profitability.  My first suggestion for management:

• Hang a string between the buildings. 
• Attach one tin can to either end of the string. 
• When a JPMorgan employee needs to talk to a Bear Stearns employee, they put their ears to the can.
• Talk.
• Save on telephone bills.

It’s so simple that I predict no one will think of it.