If you have been buying only common shares since 2008, you should have done more research. Common Shares are the last to get paid in a bankruptcy and the statistics state that the majority of the time the Commons receive 0 recovery from a bankruptcy.
It may not happen in Lehman, but right now it doesn't look promising for even the CTS.
I certainly hope you haven't invested more than you can afford to lose.
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