The Wild Wild World of Wealth |
"My job is the occupation formerly known as 'stockbroker.' But it has been years since anyone called me that. Stockbroker sounds oily. Glengarry Glen Ross. The word makes clients twitch..."
Norb Vonnegut | February 24, 2010
Here’s what I don’t get. Why is it necessary to sue these groups? Stanford’s name is toxic. I would think Democrats and Republicans alike would run from any association with him and return funds—quietly, under the radar, without spending taxpayer money through a back-and-forth lawsuit.
Norb Vonnegut | May 29, 2009
The results of Acrimoney’s Ruth Madoff poll are crystal clear. Ninety-four percent of our voters believe she helped orchestrate his $65 billion fraud. And 34 percent are ready to throw her in jail. Full disclosure: our methodology is not scientific.
Forget the Madoffs for a moment. Let’s examine a set of circumstances far more complex. Our story starts ten years ago:
Norb Vonnegut | May 25, 2009
Pitch # 3: “Are you a couch potato down to your last chip? The only thing separating you from a better life is sloth. That’s right, you are a lazy, good-for-nothing slacker. But you can change with just the energy it takes to run your remote. Pick up the phone and call 1-800-GO-BROKE. Now! We’ll include six steak knives if you act in the next forty-five minutes.”
