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Losing Bernie

Laura Stein | Posted 07.31.2009 | Business

Read More: Eric Konigsberg, Frank DiPascali Madoff, Bernard Madoff, Clawbacks, Bernie Madoff, Judge Chin, Hurricane Katrina, Sec, Harry Markopolos, Business News
Laura Stein

I've spent surprisingly little time since December 11, 2008, thinking about the man who caused my husband, me, and so many others such pain.

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Madoff: The Three Amigos

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 07.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Ponzi, Sec, Top Producer, Private Wealth Management, Madoff, Norb Vonnegut, Acrimoney, Clawbacks, Business News
Norb Vonnegut

What do Bernie Madoff, Ahmed Ghailani, and a captured Somali pirate have in common? They're all locked in the same New York prison.

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Madoff Leftovers

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 07.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Clawbacks, Private Wealth Management, Financial Scandal, Madoff, Norb Vonnegut, Acrimoney, Madoff Victims, Business News
Norb Vonnegut

Madoff victims don't need a cook. They need Solomon to sort through these complicated issues of law and fairness.

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One Billion and Broke

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 06.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Clawbacks, Private Wealth Management, Financial Scandals, Chais, Madoff, Acrimoney, Norb Vonnegut, Business News
Norb Vonnegut

If this were Hollywood, the courtroom would be jammed. Reporters everywhere. Rowdy audience. Distinguished lawyers snarling and prepping to rip each o...

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Spaghetti a la Madoff

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 06.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Clawbacks, Private Wealth Management, Financial Scandals, Madoff, Acrimoney, Financial Crisis, Fbi, Stanley Chais, Business News
Norb Vonnegut

The trustee is on a mission to recover funds. He has his agenda, and we're watching a game of hardball between the courts and some extremely wealthy investors.

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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids' Allowance

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 06.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Ponzi, Clawbacks, Private Wealth Management, Madoff, Financial Scandal, Acrimoney, Business News
Norb Vonnegut

Madoff's preferential treatment of some investors, however, is a big deal. It's a likely blueprint, I think, of the trustee's legal tactics.

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Ponzi Block Party

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 05.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Ponzi Scheme, Clawbacks, Bernard Madoff, Palm Beach, Allen Stanford, Acrimoney, Business News
Norb Vonnegut

The home of the the $23 million, alleged fraudster is less than one minute's walk from the Florida estate of Bernie Madoff.

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My Money or Acrimoney

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 05.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Private Wealth Management, Business News, Aig, Ponzi Scheme, Bernard Madoff, Clawbacks, Financial Planning, Acrimoney, Business News
Norb Vonnegut

Incremental solutions, the nuts and bolts of everyday financial planning, help. Diversify your investments. Tweak your estate plans by funding trusts or opening accounts for your kids.

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Golden Parachutes, Even For Bailed-Out Execs, Are Alive And Well

Sean-Paul Kelley | Posted 12.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Clawbacks, Business, Economics, Golden Parachutes, Executive Compensation, Economy, Sean Paul Kelley, Business News
Sean-Paul Kelley

The executives can get a huge bonus or salary or golden parachute, all they have done is not make it tax deductible if it is over $500,000.

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