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Bernard Madoff was credited as a stockbroker, financier and economist. Bernard Madoff was born on April 29, 1938 in Queens, New York, United States. Death is recorded on April 14, 2021, at the age of 82. Schooling on record includes Far Rockaway High School and Hofstra University.
My Take
I find Madoff endlessly fascinating, not as a villain to gawk at but as a case study in how trust gets weaponized. Here was a man respectable enough to chair Nasdaq, and that respectability was precisely the instrument of the fraud. What strikes me most is the patience of the deception, decades of falsified statements sustained by reputation rather than returns. His story should be required reading for anyone who invests: the most dangerous pitch is the one that sounds boringly safe. He died in prison in 2021, but the lesson he left behind, that skepticism is a form of self-defense, feels more relevant every year.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bernard Madoff
- Name (Japanese)
- バーナード・L・マドフ
- Reading
- ばーなーど・L・まどふ
- Born
- April 29, 1938 – April 14, 2021
- Origin
- Queens, New York, United States
- Occupation
- stockbroker / financier / economist / banker / broker
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Tiger
2. Background
- High school
- Far Rockaway High School
- University
- Hofstra University
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Bernard Madoff born?
Born April 29, 1938.
When did Bernard Madoff die?
Died April 14, 2021, aged 82.
Where was Bernard Madoff from?
Bernard Madoff was from Queens, New York, United States.
What did Bernard Madoff do?
Bernard Madoff worked as stockbroker, financier, economist, banker, broker.
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