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...
Hint: Lose The Jargon About Fiduciaries Congress and the usual suspects, according to The New York Times, are debating legislation that requires stockbrokers to act in their customers’ best interests. Excuse me? These laws don’t exist? At issue are legal standards:...
There’s an expression in finance, “the axe on the street.” It means the firm, or the person, with the best information about a company or the way a security trades. When it comes to FINRA, the axe on the street is Larry Doyle over at Sense on Cents....
At SEC, a Scholar Who Saw it Coming I’ve been tough on the SEC. Talked about their incompetence. Blogged (or is it blahhed?) about their failure to catch Bernie Madoff, even after Harry Markopolis served him up. Now, I’m thinking the commission has turned...
Your Custodian Can’t Spell “Goldman Sacchs” Blecch, right? This morning, I was reading a great article from The New York Times: A Safety Net That Tangles Investors. Floyd Norris reported the SEC is separating money management from the custodial...
The New York Times describes my novels as “money porn,” “a red-hot franchise,” and “glittery thrillers about fiscal malfeasance.” Through fiction I explore the dark side of money and the motivations of those who have it, want more, and will steamroll anybody who gets in their way.
The New York Times describes my novels as “money porn,” “a red-hot franchise,” and “glittery thrillers about fiscal malfeasance.” Through fiction I explore the dark side of money and the motivations of those who have it, want more, and will steamroll anybody who gets in their way.