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Nov 24, 2020pateljh rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Madoff's power was so strong on all investment houses that they would not listen to Harry Markopolos who warned that the return on investment was not possible in a real market! It was not just SEC who didn't listen to him but even some…
Mar 26, 2019bette108 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
After having reading another book on Madoff, I picked this one up thinking it might not be much better than the first. But I was pleasantly surprised. Markopolos spells out his many years chasing down Madoff's Ponzi scheme in a breezy and…
Apr 21, 2018Engle rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
In a world filled with deceit, greed, unconscionable actions against their fellow man, compounded by inaction from those whose job is to protect - Harry Markopolis stands out like a beacon of light. Many knew or suspected fraud. Only…
Jul 17, 2016cat_22 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Good book. Makes you want to stuff all your money in a safe deposit box instead of investing.
Sep 29, 2014rpavlacic rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I read this book quite some time ago and it still rankles me as to how the government would not have listened to a guy who was speaking common sense about the biggest fraud artist in history. When you're say you're trading more options…
Nov 25, 2013StarGladiator rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
To accept this book, one must accept its basic supposition: that the majority of the financial system are "honest" and that Madoff was a "criminal" within that "honest" system. Nothing could be further from the truth, as the facts…
Nov 24, 2013chgarland rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a fascinating and important book. It's just too bad that the author is such a drama queen, spending endless pages worrying that Madoff (or Maddoff's presumed illicit customers) was going to send someone to kill him. Once you…
JACK LABUSCH
Feb 28, 2013JACK LABUSCH rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Faced with evil, we’re compelled to fight, flee, or collaborate. Harry Markopolos’s employers insisted that he collaborate to the extent of creating a financial product that could compete with the performance of convicted fraudster Bernie…
Sep 26, 2012thornhill30 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
You might want to consider keeping your money under your mattress after reading this. It is quite obvious the people charged with keeping an eye on the stock market are not taking care of business. But this is an amazing story. Pretty far…
Agent13
Jun 06, 2012Agent13 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The chronicle of one man who saw through Madoff's scam and tried to warn everyone. The author's frustration is stated in the title, of course. While you may think that this book is for business readers only, its message of having integrity…
rnakamura
Apr 25, 2012rnakamura rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Lots of stuff that makes you really wonder about the total lack of values on Wall Street and the incompetence of the SEC but reading the book also gives you a sense of why Markopolos was ignored by so many.
Jan 13, 201121288004246712 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
So lots of (sophisticated) investors knew that Madoff was running some kind of scam, but Markopolos was one of the few that thought the SEC would care (bad idea), hopefully things improve (but don't put money on it)
Jan 06, 2011Carterpenj rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The story of how the SEC ignored reports by this author about the "ponzi" run by Bernie Madoff for more than 8 years! The equivalent to "All the President's Men", but for the Financial Securities field, and without the successful outcome.…
Dec 28, 2010sowdev rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
well written; hats off to harry markopolos and team for their attempts in bringing out the truth; shows that integrity in the current business environment should not be assumed and expected but rather ensured
Jun 24, 2010PrudenceCraib rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I read this expose at one sitting. It is an astonishingly frank description of the culture of the financial world and reads like a thriller. I could not put it down even though I am not part of this world in any way other than being a long…