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Originally Posted by firstdown
What would make someone greedy if they had purchased an investment that was providing great returns on their money? I'm like you and would love to know how he got this over on the SEC for so long. Well after I typied that last sentence and thought I'd try and look it up. Here is a good article on how this got by the SEC. The best thing about the article is a link at the bottom of the page that reads " How To Start A Ponzi Scheme". I think part of the problem is that he was so well known even after the SEC look at his books and did not find anything they just stopped looking because he was so well known on Wall Street. Why The SEC Missed Madoff - Forbes.com |
When I say greedy I mean when something appears to good to be true it usually is. This scheme he was running, from what I've heard, was just that. People within his community and with connections we're all to eager to make huge returns on their investments without doing their homework. Some would say that they were greedy. I say yes but, stealing is stealing. And, not everyone has the time or intelligence to study the market and investments, especially old people. They get advice from people who are supposed to know better. That's why he's a scum bag IMO.