Tag: Bernie Madoff
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Explaining Hedge Funds for Fans of Showtime’s Billions – March 14, 2019
“You get one life, so do it all.” by Richard Glunt | Money Wise | March 14, 2019 Showtime’s hit series Billions follows the exploits of hedge fund billionaire Bobby “Axe” Axelrod. He navigates the quasi-legal waters of investing huge amounts of borrowed capital through his firm Axe Capital. All the while, Bobby is hounded by U.S. Attorney…
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Review: Billions Delivers a Dose of Charisma to Hedge Fund Titans – Jan 15, 2016
Review: ‘Billions’ Delivers a Dose of Charisma to Hedge Fund Titans  by Heather Havrilesky – The New York Times – January 15, 2016 Men who make lots of money and growl at one another about profits and margins and winning and losing. Remember them? Americans used to love watching stories about those guys, in the…