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The season makes me wonder: What does it take to become a Halloween mask?

Presumably, there was a glory to betting big and being right. The highs from winning more than trumped considerations of fair play. Of course, there was one problem. They got caught.

Andy Kessler suggests that it's impossible for investors to get a short-term trading edge. It's better to make long-term investments based on big-picture trends.

In the middle of the bath / In the middle of the bath I call your name / Oh Goldman, oh Goldmamn, my love will turn on you / My love will turn on you

If the system is broken, can Madoff victims expect just solutions? And since when do umpires share in the spoils of victory?

Grove manages about $2 billion in total assets for wealthy families. He's seen it all inside his investment bank. He'll be joining Acrimoney for a new guest series: What Would Grove Do?

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

Get-rich-quick schemes are the new WMD.

Madoff's sense of order was legendary. He probably arrived at the office early just to run the vacuum cleaner. Other cons are similarly fastidious.

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.

Most of the Ponzi schemes originate in the United States. It's embarrassing.

Nothing like retirement in the big house.

Twenty million dollars is enough to cover the cost of 10 lawyers for more than 18 months.

We find similarities every time a new Ponzi scheme is uncovered. I would suggest another example of recurring behavior: Philanthropy.

Q. What do Mark Twain, Clint Eastwood and Bernie Madoff have in common? A. They all tell tales of the path from mistrust to corruption.