Wolf of Wall Street

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Wolf of Wall Street

• The molfo, mal! see, it's an autobiography written by Jordan Belfort the owner orfinancial company who cheated his clients out of millions of dollars.
• Bom in 1962, Belfort discovered he had a talent for sales at a very young age. As a teenagehe made thousands of dollars each summer selling ice cream to people at the beach. Afeesh seafood door-to-door in wealthgraduating high school. he launched a business sellingaw sfo, but he didn't grasp thneighborhoods. Belfort's company was quite profitabconcept of cash flow and quickly went bankrupt. Although he was broke and didn't have .college degree, Belfort talked himself into a job on Wall Street selling stocks. His persuasionskills quickly helped him become the top salesman at his company. Seeing the potential toearn even more money, Belfort launched his own financial company.
  • Belfort's new company, Stratton Oakmont, would grow to employ over 1,000 stock brokerand handle more than $1 billion in stocks, turning Belfort into a multi-millionaire beforthe age of 30. He bought a mansion, a private jet, and his own yacht. Despite owning thesthings, he still wanted more. Sensing an opportunity to become even richer, he decided tobreak the law, Under his direction, Belfort's employees started promoting stocks which the!knew had no value, In the end, many of his clients lost their life savings while Belfort andhis company became richer,
• Eventually, the U,S, government caught on to Belfort's illegal activities and he was arrestedIn 2008, Belfort pled guilty to fraud and money laundering charges. It is estimated thathis illegal activities robbed his clients of about $200 million. As punishment, Belfort wasentenced to 22 months in prison and he lost virtually all of his assets. In addition, he waordered to repay US$100 million to investors that his company cheated out of money. Aftelhis release from jail, Belfort decided to turn his life around. He now works as a consultanand personal speaker, His main message in his talks is that people should be honest in the!business dealings because crime doesn't pay.