Cumulative Funds Flows and $5 Trillion in Stock Buybacks

Mish
Callum on Fund Flows
Bianco on Buybacks in Response
Win Smart on Buybacks
Buybacks Work Until They Don't
GE Market Cap

Since 2008, GE has spent $53 billion on share buybacks for a market cap of $75 billion.
Go back a few more years and GE will have spend more on buybacks the the company is worth.
Aren't executive options and cash-outs great?
Recall that Angelo Mozilo, former Countrywide Financial CEO cashed out over a billion in stock options while running the company into the ground.
Share buybacks provide a strong bid for insider selling at exorbitant prices.
Mike "Mish" Shedlock