The Wild Wild World of Wealth

Tag archive for ‘Madoff’

  • Wealth Management: How Can We Trust Anyone When…

    I plan to examine three questions. How can we regain confidence when:

    Havoc is more profitable than fixing problems?
    Employees don’t trust the companies they represent?
    Nobody has the global power to regulate financial institutions?

  • Wealth Management’s Dirty Harry

    In case you missed Matt Lauer’s interview with Harry Markopolis, here it is. Markopolis is the money manager from Boston who met with SEC four times and tried to expose Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. He said some terrific things during the interview and some that give my pause:

    “If you don’t understand the strategy, don’t invest in [...]

  • Financial Fraud 101

    Scams: Pigeon Fever
    Sixty Minutes ran a terrific story last night on financial scams. Conclusions:

    Ponzi schemes are alive and thriving
    Gullability is here to stay.
    “Affiliation marketing” is the way con artists find you—at church, the country club, you get the picture.

    Watch CBS News Videos Online
    Last year, I posted the Top Ten Ways to Spot Financial Fraud. Check [...]

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