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The lowdown on another bourgeoisie-proletariat fuss (access required)

By Malcolm Berko
Published: May 24,2013

DEAR MR. BERKO: I envy the politicians, including Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, who invested money in the deals with The Carlyle Group and made millions. Now that The Carlyle Group has come public (May 2012), it has lowered the bar and will accept a minimum of $50,000 (I can afford $125,000), and I [...]


Some thoughts on banksters and scripophily (access required)

By Malcolm Berko
Published: December 16,2011

Dear Mr. Berko: My grandfather died in 2001 with eight different stocks in his footlocker, and I can’t find one of them in the paper. A broker told me he could send them to his home office, and for $150 each they’d tell me if the certificates had any value. The certificates themselves are beautiful, [...]