May 2014: Are Wall Street Wolves Still at Large?
Moviegoers were treated to a harsh view of stock trading earlier this year in the blockbuster movie The Wolf of Wall Street. Leonardo DiCaprio played Jordan Belfort, the 1990’s mastermind of an illegal stock manipulation scheme that defrauded investors and ultimately landed him in prison. The depiction, although based on a true story, seems too wild to be true – Friday afternoon parties to celebrate the week’s “take” with hired strippers, enough drugs to stock a pharmacy and unlimited expense accounts. One compelling scene shows Belfort demonstrating for his salesforce the power of his...
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