“The Jackal of Wall Street”

Before there was the Wolf and a century before Bernie, there was “the Jackal of Wall Street.”

A new book coming out the first week of November tells the tale you probably haven’t heard much about (I haven’t).

From the publisher:

In MY ADVENTURES WITH YOUR MONEY: George Graham Rice and the Golden Age of the Con Artist (St. Martin’s; on-sale November 3), T.D. Thornton paints a captivating portrait of an American obsessed with get-rich-quick schemes, from street corner rip-offs to elaborately scripted gambling hoaxes. Rice made market-manipulation killings of billions by inventing fictitious boom towns in Death Valley and exaggerating worthless mining claims throughout the West. As a shameless racetrack tipster, he cultivated a national following of 100,000 subscribers who paid for the privilege of his worthless tips. Vilified by securities regulators as the “Jackal of Wall Street,” Rice sparked riots in Manhattan’s financial district by perfecting the art of “bucket shop” trading with the sole purpose of robbing the public blind.

T.D. THORNTON is the author of Not by a Long Shot-A Season at a Hard-Luck Horse Track, He is a freelance correspondent for the Boston Globe and has written for the New York Times and Slate.

Sounds great, I’m in.

 

Pre-order on Amazon here

This content, which contains security-related opinions and/or information, is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon in any manner as professional advice, or an endorsement of any practices, products or services. There can be no guarantees or assurances that the views expressed here will be applicable for any particular facts or circumstances, and should not be relied upon in any manner. You should consult your own advisers as to legal, business, tax, and other related matters concerning any investment.

The commentary in this “post” (including any related blog, podcasts, videos, and social media) reflects the personal opinions, viewpoints, and analyses of the Ritholtz Wealth Management employees providing such comments, and should not be regarded the views of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. or its respective affiliates or as a description of advisory services provided by Ritholtz Wealth Management or performance returns of any Ritholtz Wealth Management Investments client.

References to any securities or digital assets, or performance data, are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Charts and graphs provided within are for informational purposes solely and should not be relied upon when making any investment decision. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The content speaks only as of the date indicated. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects, and/or opinions expressed in these materials are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others.

Wealthcast Media, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here: https://www.ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers

Please see disclosures here.

What's been said:

Discussions found on the web
  1. 토토사이트 commented on Oct 20

    … [Trackback]

    […] Information on that Topic: thereformedbroker.com/2015/10/28/the-jackal-of-wall-street/ […]

  2. Sex chemical commented on Oct 29

    … [Trackback]

    […] Find More on that Topic: thereformedbroker.com/2015/10/28/the-jackal-of-wall-street/ […]

  3. cheap wholesale wig distributors commented on Oct 30

    … [Trackback]

    […] Find More here on that Topic: thereformedbroker.com/2015/10/28/the-jackal-of-wall-street/ […]

  4. quality engineering - QE commented on Nov 11

    … [Trackback]

    […] Info on that Topic: thereformedbroker.com/2015/10/28/the-jackal-of-wall-street/ […]

  5. robotic testing commented on Nov 12

    … [Trackback]

    […] Info to that Topic: thereformedbroker.com/2015/10/28/the-jackal-of-wall-street/ […]

  6. Intelligent Automation commented on Nov 13

    … [Trackback]

    […] Information on that Topic: thereformedbroker.com/2015/10/28/the-jackal-of-wall-street/ […]

  7. 토토사이트 commented on Dec 18

    … [Trackback]

    […] Read More to that Topic: thereformedbroker.com/2015/10/28/the-jackal-of-wall-street/ […]

  8. CI-CD commented on Dec 20

    … [Trackback]

    […] Here you can find 13310 more Information on that Topic: thereformedbroker.com/2015/10/28/the-jackal-of-wall-street/ […]

  9. fake rolex commented on Dec 21

    … [Trackback]

    […] There you can find 8924 additional Information on that Topic: thereformedbroker.com/2015/10/28/the-jackal-of-wall-street/ […]

  10. zegarek cartier podróbka commented on Dec 31

    … [Trackback]

    […] Info on that Topic: thereformedbroker.com/2015/10/28/the-jackal-of-wall-street/ […]

  11. rolex replicas for sale commented on Jan 07

    … [Trackback]

    […] Information on that Topic: thereformedbroker.com/2015/10/28/the-jackal-of-wall-street/ […]

  12. Software Testing commented on Jan 11

    … [Trackback]

    […] Find More here to that Topic: thereformedbroker.com/2015/10/28/the-jackal-of-wall-street/ […]

  13. repliki zegarkow commented on Jan 15

    … [Trackback]

    […] Info to that Topic: thereformedbroker.com/2015/10/28/the-jackal-of-wall-street/ […]

  14. wig commented on Jan 17

    … [Trackback]

    […] Find More on that Topic: thereformedbroker.com/2015/10/28/the-jackal-of-wall-street/ […]

  15. Clover LCD2284DVR manuals commented on Jan 21

    … [Trackback]

    […] Information on that Topic: thereformedbroker.com/2015/10/28/the-jackal-of-wall-street/ […]