FT

For those with MS & GS offers, FT or SA for 2009, should they start looking now?

I know there's a lot of talks about how these two firms are stronger, and if they collapse it's the end of America, etc etc... but a lot of confidence in these independent brokers are probably lost after the past weekend. So... those with offers from MS & GS.. is it a good idea to look for something else now?

Serious posts only please.

So I got a full-time offer from Lehman Brothers this summer. I realize that things change moment-by-moment and the current rumor is that the Fed is going to do a Bear Stearns style bailout. My questions: who thinks this offer is going to be upheld (by Lehman or whoever buys them out) and how should I leverage it into a full-time offer with another bank?