Topic: Charles Ponzi

Confidence Trick

In an episode of Dragnet from the late nineteen-sixties, Joe Friday is assigned to the "bunco squad," where he and his partner, Bill Gannon, bust a...

The Logic of Operation Twist

Most stuff coming out of Washington think-tanks is tax-exempt blather, the thesis of which is so closely and readily identifiable with the...
Charles Ponzi is credited as the inventor of what has become known as the Ponzi Scheme, though the mechanics of this type of scam had been used for...
I believe the days of growth and profitability for Life Partners Holdings, Inc. (LPHI) are forever gone. My target price is $1.50 per share by...
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Time to Short Treasuries Yet?

Every Ponzi Fails in Time. . In February Nassim Taleb remarked that, "every single human being" should short US Treasuries. Mr. Black Swan may have...

Time to Short Treasuries Yet?

Every Ponzi Fails in Time. I don't expect that Chairman Bernanke cared much for the world's reaction to QE2. The Fed's announcement will likely signify the end of a great 30-year bull market in bonds and the necessity for ...

What Is A Pyramid Scheme?

A pyramid scheme is a fraudulent investing plan that has unfortunately cost many people worldwide their hard-earned savings. It is estimated that 90% of people who get involved in a pyramid scheme will lose their money. In this kind of pyramid scheme ...

How Ponzi Schemes Work

Bernard Madoff, who orchestrated the most massive Ponzi scheme to date, conned about $65 billion from investors who came from all walks of life.. We'll examine the formula behind a Ponzi scheme as well as the recent instances that have popped ...

What Is A Pyramid Scheme?

A pyramid scheme is a fraudulent investing plan that has unfortunately cost many people worldwide their hard-earned savings. The concept behind the...