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102: Eugene Soltes – Unraveling a $65-Billion Ponzi Scheme and Notorious Cases of Insider Trading

Dec 7, 2016
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
Eugene Sultis: A Different Take on White Color Crime
02:35 • 2min
3
Why They Do It
04:08 • 2min
4
How to Be an Academic
05:45 • 2min
5
How to Be a Successful Financial Economist
07:22 • 2min
6
The Importance of Committing to Conversations
09:14 • 2min
7
The Importance of Listening to Successful People
10:49 • 2min
8
How Willing Were They to Speak to You?
12:31 • 2min
9
The Benefits of Chatting With Students
14:03 • 2min
10
Bernie Madoff: The Mastermind of the Largest Ponzi Scheme in History
15:34 • 2min
11
The Importance of Madoff's Firm
17:05 • 2min
12
Bernie Madoff's Ponzi Scheme
18:50 • 2min
13
The Ponzi Scheme
20:56 • 2min
14
The Problem With Madoff's Fund
22:28 • 2min
15
The Importance of Redeeming Money
24:12 • 2min
16
The Ponzi Scheme
25:45 • 2min
17
Bernie Madoff's Ponzi Scheme
27:26 • 2min
18
How Britain Made Off Designed a Ponzi Scheme
29:15 • 1min
19
How Bernie Madoff Came Unstuck After the Fraud Was Revealed
30:44 • 2min
20
The SEC Overlooked Bernie Madoff's Ponzi Scheme
32:46 • 2min
21
The Ponzi Scheme and the Financial Crisis
34:24 • 4min
22
Bernie's Relationship With Made-Off
38:00 • 2min
23
The Importance of Self-Questioning
39:32 • 2min
24
Michael Rand's Story in the Post-Financial Crisis
41:14 • 2min
25
The Case of Beezer and the Farm
42:46 • 2min
26
The Case of Michael Rand
44:22 • 1min
27
The Role of Disdiscretion in Estimating Earnings
45:46 • 2min
28
How to Interpret an Email That Says Take All the Reserves You Reasonably Can This Quarters Too High
47:41 • 1min
29
The Importance of Disdiscretion in Corporate Management
49:04 • 2min
30
The Complexity of Accounting
50:44 • 2min
31
How to Manage Your Earnings in a Tough Quarter
52:33 • 2min
32
What Is Insider Trading?
54:09 • 2min
33
Insider Trading and the SEC
55:45 • 2min
34
The Importance of Legal Insider Trading
57:27 • 2min
35
The Different Types of Legal Insider Trading
59:09 • 2min
36
The Importance of Pervigil Insight
01:00:49 • 1min
37
The Harm of Insider Trading
01:02:11 • 2min
38
The Importance of Insider Trading in the 1980s
01:03:58 • 1min
39
The Evolution of Insider Trading
01:05:24 • 2min
40
The Diverse Benefits of Insider Trading
01:07:28 • 2min
41
The Failure of Reasoning
01:09:13 • 1min
42
The Challenges of Being Harmful to the Market
01:10:37 • 1min
43
The Importance of Socialization in Securities Markets
01:12:04 • 2min
44
The Challenges of Ethics in Corporate Training
01:14:00 • 2min
45
The Ethical Dilemma
01:15:41 • 2min
46
The Importance of Humility in Prison
01:17:12 • 2min
47
The Importance of Remorse in Deterrence
01:19:01 • 2min
48
The Impact of Penalties on Life
01:20:59 • 2min
49
The Evolution of Penalties
01:22:32 • 2min
50
The Importance of Stepping Back From Insider Trading
01:24:17 • 2min
51
Eugene's Book Why They Do It All One Word No Dashes
01:25:58 • 2min
52
The Importance of Social Media in Academic Work
01:27:31 • 2min