Bernie Madoff

3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Sep 4, 2017 by Jim Dunn · said 23 times in 12 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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Everything said about Bernie Madoff, oldest first

Sep 4, 2017 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Dunn: Wake Forest trustees voted to hire Bernie Madoff in blind test
“So I gave them this big Wilshire book of 400 pages. It had this strategy, and I said, this is the kind of book that you typically get from a consultant. And it was a manager that was on the board of NASDAQ, and he was doing this and that. Eight billion dollars…”
Jim Dunn Sep 4, 2017 ▶ 22:47 Jim Dunn – Protect, Perform, Provide (Capital Allocators, EP.24)
Apr 23, 2018 negative
Disclosure
J.P. Morgan rejected Madoff in 2008 over front men and impossible returns
“So we met with some front guy, and we had this 19 page questionnaire that we go through as part of our due diligence process, and the very first one is, when can we meet the principal that's making the investment decisions? And they told us, That we wouldn't b…”
Michael Cembalest Apr 23, 2018 ▶ 31:45 Michael Cembalest – Eye on the Market (Capital Allocators, EP.49)
Sep 7, 2020 neutral
Assertion Supported
Morgan Housel notes Bernie Madoff made millions legally before turning to fraud
“Bernie Madoff had a legitimate business, not a fraud. He was a legitimate market maker. And by most accounts, he was making tens, maybe a hundred million dollars in a legitimate, legal, perfect way.”
Morgan Housel Sep 7, 2020 ▶ 34:46 Morgan Housel – The Psychology of Money (Capital Allocators, EP.155)
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