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  • The man who knew (CBS 60 minutes)

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    (Update 04-30-2020) The below CBS 60 minutes link are no longer valid. But I found a CNBC video from Harry on GE (another ponzi scheme, I agree).

    (Original 03-12-2009, note the market low on 03-05-2009) Harry Markopolos blew the whistle on Madoff long time ago. But sadly SEC did not listen. Here is the CBS 60 minutes video.

    Harry did a mathematical simultation to prove Madoff is a crook. For ordinary investors, I think of the signs I mentioned earlier (too good to be true; 10% annual compound return is very hard to achieve etc.)

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  • Tang Wei Zhen: Chinese Madoff

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    (Update 06-13-2020) The links below no longer work. This is one nature of the internet: nothing lasts forever. Here is a new article Tang Wei Zhen.

    (Original) Tang Wei Zhen 唐炜臻 (company) claimed to be Chinese Buffett (as shown in the following 11’24” video, link here). But apparently he is Chinese mini-Madoff. Chinese story here (hutong9).

    Couple points to spot warning signs:

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  • Tim Geithner on Charlie Rose

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    Link here.

  • Old Bill Gates and Steve Jobs Video

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    Here is a link at YouTube. I vaguely remember Microsoft developed the “Excel” program first on Mac, but I did not know Bill Gates personally worked on “Basic language” for Mac and made 30,000 from Steve.