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"LL is a straight up guy with the subs and has no ego. He teaches you how he trades and how to find your own stocks without following his trades.He covers a variety of stocks, from sub-penny stocks t Read more...
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"this is amazing how he was able to run this for so long and not get caught because the Banks had to know whathe was doing there no way they could not have know what bernie was doing they had to know and he ran it for like 30 years this is crazy "
This documentary is typical BBC style one and is definitely well researched and packed with accurate info on probably the greatest Ponzi scheme ever. However it's missing the details on how it all ended for Madoff and what's he been sentenced for in the end. I guess it was taped before the whole pro Read more...
"“I know I did a great deal of harm,” Madoff said in a gruff accent of the New York City borough of Queens, where he was raised. “Nothing I can say can correct what I’ve done.” Shows you that scamming people is definitely not the right way to make money. In the end - jail time. What's also sad is t Read more...
i guess this is the only documentary we need to watch about Madoff. CNBC documentaries are professional and well researched.
"Its not a secret I love CNBC docs.. this is no exception... It really helps ppl to understand what exactly went on and how the ponzi scheme was formulated... a great look into what the title says, the scam of the century..."
Enlightening to see the mind of probably one of the greatest con artists ever, but it sort of also shows how thick skulled those are that follow him and give him their money without asking any questions.
"This is a great story, but I think the CNBC crew did not really do this justice. I think they could have explored the mind of investment manager Bernie Madoff a little better. The explanations of the the ponzi scheme were OK but could have been better. This story does tell you have unaware peo Read more...
Bernie Madoff's billion dollar ponzi scheme showed the world not how immoral people are, but in my opinion the reality of how thick most people really are in today's society, from the people closest to Madoff, his investors and finally to the geniuses at the SEC. The book itself is a interesting rea Read more...
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