. >> ivan boesky made an fortune by companies.fit from the run-up in stock prices. >> he is among the 400 richest people in america. he estimates his wealth at over $200 million. >> where is my share? >> he gave the commencement speech in 1986 at berkeley and became famous for one line in that beach. >> seek wealth. it is all right. >> a new film used his words as a basis for some of the dialogue. >> greed is good. greed is right. greed works. >> when michael douglas said greed is good, it was a cartoon expression. but there is truth. there was a sense that it is okay to be greedy. it is okay to maximize your wealth. >> what i want to see is that this country remains a country where someone can always get rich. >> big companies are gobbling up little companies. little gobble up big. eight years ago there were 1500 corporate takeovers. last year, there were 4000, involving $200 billion. >> this is called a leveraged buyout. the company borrows the money using assets as collateral for the loan and in turn they issue ious. because th