Ponzi: The Financial Idiot Who Scammed the World

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  • @MagnatesMedia
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    • @minoena
      @minoena Рік тому +2

      nice

    • @theodd1soout
      @theodd1soout Рік тому +3

      How can i afford any of it

    • @Practicalinvestments
      @Practicalinvestments Рік тому

      Quality over quantity man, it feels like you are spamming out crap lately and it’s kind of irritating me I mean yeah the videos aren’t bad but stop picking such mainstream topics that literally everyone else does and already has done, like really man everybody knows about charles ponzi for gods sake the ponzi scheme is named after him, as I said in another comment patrick boyle imo did a much more in depth documentary on charles ponzi already, I would personally like to see less of the mainstream stuff everyone has already done and do the more obscure ones like the lego video you did, I would rather spend my time learning something interesting instead of watching something I already know

    • @ibraheemzuma
      @ibraheemzuma Рік тому +1

      Awesome Job!

    • @chainsawFirewood89
      @chainsawFirewood89 Рік тому

      I thought 💭🤔 this was Moon 🌝🌜??!

  • @mugambo5505
    @mugambo5505 Рік тому +8107

    The fact that this guy never gave up is motivating.

    • @Rahul_Sastry
      @Rahul_Sastry Рік тому +524

      If only he used all that confidence to work in a legitimate job maybe history would be different.

    • @mugambo5505
      @mugambo5505 Рік тому +267

      @@Rahul_Sastry yeah he should have consider a legal business. But legal business show late success most of the time. All he wanted was to get rich quick and he did, he didn't gave up.

    • @IronicHavoc
      @IronicHavoc Рік тому +87

      Kinda the opposite for me. A lot of bad things could have been avoided if he'd had just a bit more doubt/skepticism in what he was doing. It makes me not want to make the same mistake he did.

    • @mugambo5505
      @mugambo5505 Рік тому +9

      @@IronicHavoc right

    • @captain4865
      @captain4865 Рік тому +51

      @@Rahul_Sastry you will never get rich working for someone else

  • @SouveraineMiaa
    @SouveraineMiaa Рік тому +7670

    Ponzi was the living definition of no realizing that YOU are the problem in the situation

    • @darkwoodmovies
      @darkwoodmovies Рік тому +42

      omg, Taylor Swift was right!!

    • @Jasper-qp6li
      @Jasper-qp6li Рік тому +28

      minor spelling mistake

    • @tomohawk2177
      @tomohawk2177 Рік тому +77

      @@Jasper-qp6li realise is spelt differently in different countries

    • @Jasper-qp6li
      @Jasper-qp6li Рік тому +19

      @@tomohawk2177 no

    • @XSilver_WaterX
      @XSilver_WaterX Рік тому

      And his cult followers who he didn't like and were creeped out by still continued his madness of stealing the world's eyes. Leading to more financial ruin for EVERYONE!!!

  • @SpencerPaire
    @SpencerPaire Рік тому +6327

    Ponzi sounds like the personification of "Don't worry, this move is calculated.... but man, do I suck at math."

  • @Boxingsnotdead
    @Boxingsnotdead Рік тому +2340

    Imagine how epic he'd be if he had social media like all the scammers and gurus today

  • @hiddengem12-o9s
    @hiddengem12-o9s 23 дні тому +2430

    The fact that nobody talks about the book Matrix Golden Cashflow Tactics, speaks volumes why people dont earn a lot of money..

  • @thenoviceind
    @thenoviceind Рік тому +2780

    Ponzi schemes never Target those people who are already rich ...they always targeted those people who are exactly like him more dreams than common sense.....line was lit🔥

    • @goldengold8568
      @goldengold8568 Рік тому

      Kevin O'Leary was a recent victim of a Ponzi scheme

    • @thenoviceind
      @thenoviceind Рік тому

      @@goldengold8568 ooh btw I don't have any idea about ...let me check

    • @anthonymacgregor9790
      @anthonymacgregor9790 Рік тому

      not really true as there have been wealthy people caught up in ponzi schemes just look at the rich that was caught up in madoff's ponzi scheme

    • @kingtaco1725
      @kingtaco1725 Рік тому +47

      Because rich people wouldn’t fall for thay

    • @thenoviceind
      @thenoviceind Рік тому +6

      @@kingtaco1725 exactly

  • @peachtreee4649
    @peachtreee4649 Рік тому +6881

    The fact that people used his name to this day made everything worth it for him.

    • @DesignByKirk
      @DesignByKirk Рік тому +141

      that's the wrong take

    • @greenoftreeblackofblue6625
      @greenoftreeblackofblue6625 Рік тому +316

      @@DesignByKirk People will die in destitute after scaming millions of people and people will really say they got what they wanted because you still use their name. The end of their life was miserable and awful? "Doesn't matter we still use their name they win."

    • @MercenarySed
      @MercenarySed Рік тому

      Musk is the new ponzi

    • @Hotwopper
      @Hotwopper Рік тому +59

      @@greenoftreeblackofblue6625 copium overdose

    • @no_se_nada_de_nada
      @no_se_nada_de_nada Рік тому +135

      I don't know dude, I wouldn't like my name turned into a synonym for scam.

  • @richlambeth7050
    @richlambeth7050 Рік тому +413

    If you're going to run a scam, then the first million should always go to developing a good exit strategy. Set up a fake identity and everything ahead of time for when you inevitably need to run. Of course, most con artists that go big are initially successful because they have the confidence to believe it will never fail.

    • @badmingos
      @badmingos 8 місяців тому +6

      💀

    • @HappyGick
      @HappyGick 7 місяців тому +35

      Might as well not run a scam in the first place 💀

    • @ItzOrangeyYT
      @ItzOrangeyYT 3 місяці тому +10

      Good advice. I'll be sure to do that!

    • @danielmccarthy3672
      @danielmccarthy3672 2 місяці тому +6

      You really don't need the fake identity. You just need to find a way to squirrel away a chunk that can't be touched. You get caught and do a few years in club fed , and you come out a rich person. Happens all the time.

  • @CristanMeijer
    @CristanMeijer Рік тому +1001

    It's actually quite a sad story. He apparently had so little self love that he needed the external validation of expensive stuff so bad he ended up ruining his marriage and spending years and years in jail.

    • @PointsofData
      @PointsofData Рік тому +70

      Greed. Not self love...greed.

    • @andreieminovici1894
      @andreieminovici1894 Рік тому +13

      It's actually a great lesson to learn here. I got sad at the end and was hoping he would at least keep his wife.

    • @mellophon3
      @mellophon3 Рік тому

      Too much self love is greed, no?

    • @morning_staar
      @morning_staar 10 місяців тому +2

      i'd rather live 5 years as a rich guy then my whole life as a miserable 9-5 slave

    • @melvin6889
      @melvin6889 9 місяців тому +35

      @@morning_staarwhat a dumb perspective to have. 5 years isn’t worth, the lifetime of being miserable. Even while rich, I guarantee he never had peace

  • @luckyluc009
    @luckyluc009 Рік тому +145

    Sarah Howe in Boston (1870’s) is also in the running for the first Ponzi Scheme. She operated a bank for single women that promised 8% returns, but in reality was running a Ponzi scheme.

  • @NyteOwl
    @NyteOwl Рік тому +548

    Honestly man, found this channel a month back and it is all I watch now. Incredibly done.

  • @madlysoldier5143
    @madlysoldier5143 Рік тому +124

    One of lessons I learn from this is basically, Luxury life is like hard drug, once taken and you don’t have legit way to sustain the grind for it, one can turn into desperate attempt to gain a bit of nectar of luxury.

    • @donaldlyons17
      @donaldlyons17 Рік тому

      For some people maybe but I only like making more than I make each year so I don't need to keep the luxuries. For what?

    • @nathanielanderson8753
      @nathanielanderson8753 7 місяців тому +4

      Exactly why its better to just abstain from luxury

    • @ElaineAeris
      @ElaineAeris 7 місяців тому

      WOW this comment is amazing. 👏 👏 Well said!

    • @Hellokemon
      @Hellokemon 4 місяці тому

      ​@@nathanielanderson8753lmao
      Imma use that to cope cause iam broke
      Iam actually broke 😢

    • @prumchhangsreng979
      @prumchhangsreng979 3 місяці тому +4

      @@nathanielanderson8753not really. That’s like saying North Korean are content with their life. They are only content because they never experienced what is it like to be free

  • @AikiraBeats
    @AikiraBeats Рік тому +390

    I was always curious as to where the name Ponzi Scheme came from. It's really interesting story watching him go from riches to rags back to riches just to complete lose everything.

    • @marconeri5375
      @marconeri5375 Рік тому +9

      Btw Charles Ponzi was born in my hometown, Lugo (RA) italy (30000 people) , it's pretty weird to think I'm from the same place 💀

    • @spingleboygle
      @spingleboygle Рік тому +5

      i also wondered why its called the ponzi scheme!

  • @jasper9387
    @jasper9387 Рік тому +38

    I love how whenever someone is thinking or devising a plan a bunch of e=mc squares just fly around

  • @oxygen3143
    @oxygen3143 Рік тому +151

    Ponzi is the type of guy to unironically say that he doesn’t lose but only fails to win

    • @fl8281
      @fl8281 Рік тому +8

      Oversimplified reference

  • @michaelfjmusic
    @michaelfjmusic Рік тому +1465

    What sucks is that this guy easily could have lived such a happy life if he had just kept his head cool. He was living in America, had a beautiful wife who loved him, and a strong work ethic. He could have had everything if he had just poured all of his ambition and motivation into a regular 9-5 job instead of his scheme.

    • @TripleOhSeven
      @TripleOhSeven Рік тому +370

      A 9-5 is not for everyone, corporate slavery doesn’t make anyone happy

    • @michaelfjmusic
      @michaelfjmusic Рік тому +385

      @@TripleOhSeven Many people, especially nowadays, would be happy to have financial Independence, home ownership, and a long-term romantic partner. I was saying that Ponzi sacrificed good at the altar of perfection, and got nothing.

    • @HonestFarmerLigue1Fan
      @HonestFarmerLigue1Fan Рік тому +195

      @@TripleOhSeven Still better than living in jail for half of your adulthood time 😂

    • @orlindimitrov7322
      @orlindimitrov7322 Рік тому +71

      @@michaelfjmusic Working a regular job eats your soul

    • @_Akshxy__G
      @_Akshxy__G Рік тому +33

      Either u risk everything or live like economic slave

  • @kalen2
    @kalen2 Рік тому +153

    y’all sleeping on the editing skills and story telling, this video is insane. New visuals every few seconds and the story telling is so good 10/10

    • @harshu2651
      @harshu2651 Рік тому +1

      How can i learn this type of editing?

    • @royalobasi1938
      @royalobasi1938 11 місяців тому

      @@harshu2651 my best advice is to play around with motion graphics on after effects and learn the smooth camera movement,
      just experiment

    • @micrology3350
      @micrology3350 2 місяці тому

      @@harshu2651it takes months to make a video like this single handedly, maybe a week if you have a team of editors and writers

    • @myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070
      @myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070 2 місяці тому

      its nothing special

  • @JBGAMBIT
    @JBGAMBIT Рік тому +182

    Charles should’ve just been a banker, then it’d alllllll be legal!

  • @Xamry
    @Xamry Рік тому +29

    This man worked so hard to be a scammer and lost years of his life as opposed to just making an honest living at the very least honourably but with a clean reputation

    • @AnotherPersonStoppingBy
      @AnotherPersonStoppingBy 7 місяців тому +2

      But he had MANY "honest" jobs in his life. But they were all menial and didn't pay.
      His real problem was that he could neither get honest jobs that paid well, nor could he move up high enough in his jobs to get paid better. His hard work wasn't paying off.
      Basically, he had the same problem back then that most employees are having today.
      His biggest problem was being nothing special.
      He was just desperate, delusional, and determined enough to live in his own reality instead of settling into a bleak life by accepting the cards he was dealt.

  • @LieuDucPhong
    @LieuDucPhong 3 місяці тому +694

    Anyone else here obsessed with Secret Pathway To Triumph? It's like discovering a secret treasure map for wealth!

  • @historiesmade
    @historiesmade Рік тому +254

    The fact that he actually lived his dream though short, shows that we can achieve whatever we desire. But reality will always test the integrity of our results. That's why we'd rather stay on a safe side when reality checkmates our effort.

    • @xoxo8321
      @xoxo8321 Рік тому +1

      Couldn’t have said it better myself

    • @boijone8440
      @boijone8440 Рік тому

      If you make enough money to bribe the right officials, those integrity checks never come....

    • @turkeyherder9456
      @turkeyherder9456 Рік тому +5

      His dream is the fucked up part, scamming people isn't noble.

    • @morning_staar
      @morning_staar 10 місяців тому

      @@turkeyherder9456 he didnt dream of scamming people, he wanted to be rich by any means necesary and he was, for a short time

    • @democard1199
      @democard1199 3 місяці тому

      ​@@turkeyherder9456
      You can do that in India until 70 next years. Scamming in India is legal and the government didn't care as long as nepotism still in their office

  • @davidlayman901
    @davidlayman901 Рік тому +1729

    Thank you for the video. By the end of it, it's sad how little Mr. Ponzi managed to accomplish. He spent so many years in prison, and the moment that made him famous forever only lasted 6 months. Somehow, I feel bad for him. It's like he wasted his life chasing riches instead of doing anything fulfilling. I guess he got as far as he could in life being dishonest and stupid. Poor guy.

    • @enki1597
      @enki1597 Рік тому

      Absolutely not. He deserved everything he got. He ruined tons innocent peoples lives.

    • @willylukito7983
      @willylukito7983 Рік тому +175

      don't feel bad. He asked for it

    • @ryanyu102
      @ryanyu102 Рік тому +76

      Well if anything the his name will forever be immortalized in the history books

    • @fer1306
      @fer1306 Рік тому +70

      You feel bad for him?! What is wrong with you?!

    • @faizalqorni7969
      @faizalqorni7969 Рік тому +32

      @@fer1306 absolute society moment

  • @Hottakes99
    @Hottakes99 Рік тому +26

    I swear this is one of the most bingeable channels I found. Quick vid request? Maybe a company such as BIC, slightly smaller industry leaders, would be awesome!

  • @krishnaSagar69
    @krishnaSagar69 Рік тому +27

    I once almost almost lost a fortune for the scheme. Thank god I consulted my dad and explained him that thing. He immediately smelled it and told me what it is.

  • @smj460
    @smj460 Рік тому +33

    From the Wikipedia article: Ponzi granted one last interview to an American reporter, telling him, "Even if they never got anything for it, it was cheap at that price. Without malice aforethought, I had given them the best show that was ever staged in their territory since the landing of the Pilgrims! It was easily worth fifteen million bucks to watch me put the thing over."

  • @Healthandwealth9422
    @Healthandwealth9422 Рік тому +416

    This man was so good
    There is a scam named after him!

    • @chrissi.enbyYT
      @chrissi.enbyYT Рік тому

      The FED is a giant Ponzi scheme but no one cares, until the USD collapses in 2025

    • @robertwalker5521
      @robertwalker5521 Рік тому +14

      The ponzi scheme is wat different from the MADOFF Scheme

    • @chrissi.enbyYT
      @chrissi.enbyYT Рік тому +3

      @@robertwalker5521 same with FTX, stock market, Citadel, ...

    • @elbarto4069
      @elbarto4069 Рік тому +6

      He was so bad there is a scamme named after him

    • @radiicola3631
      @radiicola3631 Рік тому +1

      He was so bad that he was quickly caught

  • @abdellahafkir
    @abdellahafkir Рік тому +36

    That is why, ladies and gentlemen, you need a solid businessmodel that adds value to the world. Truth always wins at the end.

    • @chavale2
      @chavale2 Рік тому

      ROUTZEDO model the answer

  • @luke-appleton1
    @luke-appleton1 Рік тому +27

    After seeing what happened with FTX and SBF it seems there’s a lot of parallels between SBF and Mr. Ponzi!
    History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes…

  • @mdilligaf
    @mdilligaf Рік тому +24

    0:36 the "untold truth"? Which part of this is untold?

  • @issacflash2765
    @issacflash2765 5 місяців тому +8

    The fact that his name was Ponzi and no one thought that this was a scam is wild

    • @nyawolifalethu
      @nyawolifalethu 5 місяців тому +1

      the scam was named after him. it wasn't a term everyone used before he did the scam

    • @paul4381
      @paul4381 Місяць тому

      ​@@nyawolifalethu Sherlok here 🥸🧐

    • @PICKAXE.pickaxe
      @PICKAXE.pickaxe Місяць тому

      What !! It was named after him. He was the reason for ponzi scheme. You are clearly not that smart

    • @paul4381
      @paul4381 Місяць тому

      @@PICKAXE.pickaxe Calling someone "not smart" when you are the one not realizing he was making a joke is... humiliating

  • @ekweisking2023
    @ekweisking2023 Рік тому +556

    This video made me feel like dreaming to succeed doesn't always work out . But this was nice content, also taught me not to drop out of school for no reason and live a fake life, create a legitimate business that really solves a problem and just keep pushing p the right way.

    • @laszlobandi6456
      @laszlobandi6456 Рік тому +6

      what do you mean? I thought you can't even become a millionaire, if you don't drop out of school. like people who dropped out are always more successful than the ones that never started it.

    • @m90ss
      @m90ss Рік тому +60

      @@laszlobandi6456 some of the most successful people have dropped out of school but majority of people that drop out (especially without direction or a goal) don’t end up successful

    • @halogod0298
      @halogod0298 Рік тому +55

      @@laszlobandi6456that’s mostly copium from people who couldn’t finish school

    • @永-u5x
      @永-u5x Рік тому +17

      @@laszlobandi6456 It doesn't apply to everyone that drops out of school, for most people it's better to take the safe route, just graduate properly and you have less to worry about.

    • @laszlobandi6456
      @laszlobandi6456 Рік тому +10

      I'm just busting your balls, nowadays it sounds like a step one, it's a meme at this point, how people got their million dollar idea while their life was so 'hard'.

  • @ndahayoemmanuel9908
    @ndahayoemmanuel9908 Рік тому +30

    It's actually so hard to improve videos like yours, but you manage to slide in some stuff and the overall quality is way better. You are a genius

  • @patrickkassis7387
    @patrickkassis7387 Рік тому +42

    3.5 years only after stealing all that money, the judges are too good with him

    • @GeorgeSmith-p2u
      @GeorgeSmith-p2u Рік тому +6

      That’s why you steal from the poor not the rich.

  • @minerly5612
    @minerly5612 7 місяців тому +1

    This is one of my favorite channels on youtube, the editing, the story telling, everything. I feel like i’m on youtube premium

  • @Blake22022
    @Blake22022 Рік тому +64

    When you value people based off how much money people have, this is what you get. Someone with big dreams that achieved them but did so by causing a whole lot of pain to others.
    In our society it doesnt matter how good or heroic you are, it matters how much money you have to show for it in the end.
    You can be a hero but never be rich, and you can be rich but never help a single soul
    Some see a fair playing field, all I see is a warzone

    • @donaldlyons17
      @donaldlyons17 Рік тому +4

      yeah people talk about value but I see people trying to exploit each other

    • @GicN
      @GicN Рік тому +1

      Ofcourse but you will go into history as a nothing if you are a standard millionaire who cares about nothing. We still respect and honour the people who legitimately helped the world and these people would be a legacy. Ofcourse rich people go into history books too but the better they did the better they will be remembered.

    • @X-zone-yt
      @X-zone-yt Рік тому +1

      Ua are treu, it feels like evryone destroy each other for money, everyone is becoming slave to it

    • @burgernthemomrailer
      @burgernthemomrailer Рік тому +1

      @@X-zone-ytIf there existed a button that gave you a million dollars everytime you pressed it, but killed a person at the same time, would you press it? And if so, how many times would you press it?

    • @X-zone-yt
      @X-zone-yt Рік тому

      i would not press it at all bro@@burgernthemomrailer

  • @billpapas1997
    @billpapas1997 Рік тому +55

    im half way through this video and i feel like im full in debt

  • @mokyfn
    @mokyfn Рік тому +19

    OMG. The editing skills in this video are just unbelievable. I personally edit the videos and this is just amazing!

  • @Footballzenis
    @Footballzenis Рік тому +128

    This presentation was simply outstanding. I just lately become aware of your channel. Your brilliance and capacity to convey complicated ideas in an understandable way are amazing. I'm amazed.

  • @a.nonimus6705
    @a.nonimus6705 Рік тому +8

    I'm addicted to your channel now lol found it last night, and I'm binging your videos. Your production quality is unreal man, keep up the good work.

  • @CS2Sorrow
    @CS2Sorrow 2 місяці тому +1

    I have to say these little documentaries are so well done I had to subscribe immediately. Thank you.

  • @sniffcardozo1970
    @sniffcardozo1970 Рік тому +26

    Your voice, story telling, and video production is so good even that advertisement in the middle looked like it was a part of the ponzi scheme

  • @ammavanfc9983
    @ammavanfc9983 Рік тому +17

    He dreamt about more money when he was already rich only to become a beggar, and when he was a beggar be dreamt about money and became billionaire...

  • @JW-nq9lc
    @JW-nq9lc Рік тому +61

    Your editing and storytelling are better every video, can't wait to see you at a million subs in the coming months!

  • @AN-jz3kf
    @AN-jz3kf 4 місяці тому +3

    2:55 let's appreciate the batman backstory music that plays when it's announced that he HAD to work in order to eat

  • @DanishTroll87
    @DanishTroll87 Рік тому +12

    Ponzi was not an idiot. The way his investment worked wasn't a bug, but its feature.

    • @Dan-dy8zp
      @Dan-dy8zp Рік тому

      The most relevant feature for Ponzi was how it got him sent to prison and penniless. He sounds like an idiot to me. Or someone with a particular mental defect, where he couldn't recognize his wild overoptimism bias no matter how many times he failed.

  • @hedgeearthridge6807
    @hedgeearthridge6807 Рік тому +46

    The fact that the Boston Post claimed he was a genius reminds me of what Lazerpig said about the Russian military. How were all the experts wrong about it? Because they weren't experts, the real experts knew all along how bad it is. Like with Ponzi, the real financial experts wanted nothing to do with his "business" while everyone else believed Ponzi was a financial expert.

    • @kurosakiichigo7475
      @kurosakiichigo7475 Рік тому +3

      No, no one knew what state the Russian military was in because of the massive corruption within that country. You realise not everyone who is wrong is wrong for the same reason right??

    • @lemongum9166
      @lemongum9166 Рік тому

      @@kurosakiichigo7475 or maybe they did that on purpose to fool the Russian government into not investigating into their military.

    • @cattlecumwewlad6941
      @cattlecumwewlad6941 Рік тому +1

      NAFO profile pic lmao a human definitely made this comment

    • @kokodoko8036
      @kokodoko8036 Рік тому +1

      @@cattlecumwewlad6941 glowies working overtime.

  • @glasswareround5415
    @glasswareround5415 Рік тому +59

    The editing in this video is absolutely amazing, I was genuinely shocked by the amount of subscribers this channel had not that it's low but the quality of this vid set my expectations to be very high this channel deserves alot more subscribers and attention!! ❤❤❤

  • @andreashley6084
    @andreashley6084 Рік тому +52

    At first I was hesitant to subscribe because I thought you just made duplicate content but after watching some I noticed you always elevate the content; you raise the bar

    • @hucklebucklin
      @hucklebucklin Рік тому +3

      So true, 100% raises the bar with not just the visual but how it sells the story! Love this channel

  • @MyWorld-eb9oz
    @MyWorld-eb9oz 7 місяців тому +2

    I wish I had this kind of skill and intelligence to pull something like this off. I'd love to go down in history as a man who tricked the entire world.

  • @theteddyofuganda9048
    @theteddyofuganda9048 Рік тому +2

    Never seen such quality in editing in anything other than movies

  • @ConservativeLatina86
    @ConservativeLatina86 Рік тому +44

    Wow this man was tenacious, he just wouldn't hear a no from the universe, time after time... great video!, i love them!!

    • @destroya3303
      @destroya3303 Рік тому +1

      And he got exactly what he deserved for it. Made me smile.

  • @DeadDancers
    @DeadDancers Місяць тому +3

    6:55 - I’m very curious about the source of information for this because listen to how it’s framed. ‘ponzi wasn’t satisfied with a steady job and a wife who loved him. Not for himself gosh no! But because he wanted to shower her with diamonds!!! It’s not irrepressible greed anymore, it’s a man in love wanting to give his partner everything she deserves!! And *that’s* why the serial job-quitter and sole provider of his family quit his job again.’

  • @PartyboyDanny
    @PartyboyDanny Рік тому +33

    He never gave up until he won and then lost it all

  • @victoridemudia3917
    @victoridemudia3917 Рік тому +9

    What I love about ponzi is that he didn't give up

  • @AveMcree
    @AveMcree Рік тому +11

    Another banger!!! You inspire me to do better with content!!!

  • @RETROACTIVETV
    @RETROACTIVETV Рік тому +8

    Is this whole video edited in After Effects? Absolutely insane work, if not some of the best on the entire platform.

  • @detailed_art101
    @detailed_art101 Рік тому +11

    So that’s where the phrase “ponzi scheme” came from😂

  • @themilkgod99
    @themilkgod99 Рік тому +10

    Honestly I gotta say you explained the scheme really well which I'm really glad about

  • @JohnnySingh-uo4eg
    @JohnnySingh-uo4eg Рік тому +51

    I like how relentless he was and always looking for ways to strike it rich. I don't blame him because banks now a days are doing the same thing. They are paying minimal interest on your money while making a ton on investing or lending that same money.

    • @fyelow9123
      @fyelow9123 Рік тому +1

      Come on

    • @fyelow9123
      @fyelow9123 Рік тому +2

      Firstly you can park your money in a money market fund and earn 5% interest rate if you wanted

    • @fyelow9123
      @fyelow9123 Рік тому +2

      Secondly you could educate yourself and put work into learning how to invest

    • @fyelow9123
      @fyelow9123 Рік тому +4

      Thirdly he preyed on people he could exploit, that's not admirable. That's self interest and arrogance

    • @baribari1000
      @baribari1000 Рік тому

      he's talking about regular banks, not money market funds@@fyelow9123

  • @gagannegi
    @gagannegi Рік тому +41

    You put so much effort on a video. Hats off man 😇

  • @mrtortoise3766
    @mrtortoise3766 Рік тому +41

    You know you’ve made it financially when a crime is named after you

    • @fl8281
      @fl8281 Рік тому

      Not really, you got nothing but the name. It's not worth it .

    • @ok4350
      @ok4350 Рік тому

      Yeah he can def hear us while being dead 6 feet under

    • @ilovejesuschrist992
      @ilovejesuschrist992 Рік тому +2

      ​@@ok4350He probably reincarnated a few times

  • @yamukinai1001
    @yamukinai1001 Рік тому +57

    Brutal story man. This guy went through a lot!

    • @arrow1414
      @arrow1414 Рік тому +30

      A tough lot of his own making.

    • @welennelew9866
      @welennelew9866 Рік тому +16

      He went through a lot for what?
      Every single bad thing he experienced was totally his own fault

    • @josephleebob3828
      @josephleebob3828 Рік тому

      @@arrow1414 still

    • @josephleebob3828
      @josephleebob3828 Рік тому +2

      @@welennelew9866 still he went through a lot just bc he chased his dreams

    • @burrybondz225
      @burrybondz225 Рік тому +1

      @@josephleebob3828 and all he caused was nightmares.

  • @Mirsab
    @Mirsab Рік тому +11

    0:34 untold truth? You sure about that??

  • @exhilex
    @exhilex Рік тому

    This is a perfect example of how greed can dip the blood off your arteries and veins.
    All legitimately successful and rich people are so, because they learnt to manage their greed and fear.
    It's a lesson that one must learn.

  • @chrismahihu
    @chrismahihu Рік тому +9

    Thanks

    • @Yummy_Grape
      @Yummy_Grape 9 місяців тому

      Bro didn't even get a heart😢

  • @CoffeeAndBusiness
    @CoffeeAndBusiness Рік тому +14

    He was persistent that’s for sure lol

  • @SageTech2
    @SageTech2 Рік тому +13

    Nice of you to cover SBF's extended family

    • @ProfAzimov
      @ProfAzimov Рік тому

      This guys italian, not Jewish

  • @allmightjunior6917
    @allmightjunior6917 Рік тому +5

    Things i respect about ponzi : he knows what he wants in life, and he relentless at persuing it.
    Things i don't like about him: for someone as relentless as him, he is godman lazy to learn or do an honest legal work that will get him what he want. That's what happnes when your goal is only the end result without any consideration to the means used.

  • @desparebeats
    @desparebeats Рік тому +9

    This story just shows how important honesty is in business

  • @jpteknoman
    @jpteknoman Рік тому +4

    yet, despite Ponzi's failure, he did teach one thing to his successors who did the same thing: get the cash and run before people catch on. a lesson he failed to learn from his former banker boss

  • @zoro8957
    @zoro8957 Рік тому +76

    John please always narrate your videos forever and hope you never sell out like Jake Wan, all your hard work will pay off! Your documentaries are Oscar worthy 😍God bless you! 🙏🏾

    • @fluffypineapple790
      @fluffypineapple790 Рік тому

      Who is Jake Wan?

    • @zoro8957
      @zoro8957 Рік тому +1

      @@fluffypineapple790 A Well known UA-camr who does documentaries on War , politics and business. He used to narrate his own videos but now he pays other people to do it and it doesn’t hit the same anymore

    • @fluffypineapple790
      @fluffypineapple790 Рік тому +1

      @@zoro8957 thanks for the answer!

  • @SamuelLagoPedro
    @SamuelLagoPedro Місяць тому

    Dude. I cannot keep up with this video animations. SO MUCH ANIMATIONS!!

  • @Peterkringle
    @Peterkringle 8 місяців тому +1

    Give the man his dues. He built the framework for our social security system.

  • @needfulthingsdesigns999
    @needfulthingsdesigns999 Рік тому +9

    Thanks! Love your work man

  • @AintGoin
    @AintGoin Рік тому +4

    it’s wild bc it seems like if he was more flexible to pivoting and a bit more self confident he could have been a legitimate businessman

  • @cactusjack2264
    @cactusjack2264 Рік тому +5

    Very interesting and fascinating story, there should be a movie about him! Can’t believe there hasn’t been one yet.

  • @joshmccormick278
    @joshmccormick278 5 місяців тому +1

    This editing is amazing!

  • @standonjay
    @standonjay 6 місяців тому +3

    14:58 "more dreams than common sense"😂

  • @layeredcoder5706
    @layeredcoder5706 Рік тому +6

    your editing is just epic, just 'wow' i always learn something new from every video!!

  • @savedandsoundmedia
    @savedandsoundmedia Рік тому +13

    The production of these videos is top notch 👏🏼.
    Of course plus a great content

  • @nyasha_ish
    @nyasha_ish Рік тому +8

    Bro grinded like his life depended on it, till it did

  • @480z-fllz
    @480z-fllz Рік тому +1

    i like this video, not only very informative and interesting content but the style.of editing and voice over makes it actively engaging!

  • @sibeisun5272
    @sibeisun5272 Рік тому +8

    "Invest in my IRC token!"
    - Charles Ponzi, 2023

  • @selvinmckay6768
    @selvinmckay6768 Рік тому +7

    They should make a top tier film about this man.
    Don't know which actor would portray him accurately

    • @Junniebug
      @Junniebug Рік тому +2

      would really be top tier movie material, like catch me if you can

    • @fluffywumper8777
      @fluffywumper8777 Місяць тому

      A young Leonardo DiCaprio would’ve been so clutch

  • @RedLogicYT
    @RedLogicYT Рік тому +8

    Imagine scamming people so hard that the entire scam is named after you because of their PTSD- the world still hasnt forgotten about it lol

  • @ROYALesana
    @ROYALesana Рік тому +3

    Your story telling is great. You earned yourself another subscriber.

  • @KlausMauThuy
    @KlausMauThuy 3 місяці тому

    The concept of Secret Pathway To Triumph blew my mind. It’s like finding a cheat code for financial abundance.

  • @SuperUnknownNetwork
    @SuperUnknownNetwork 11 місяців тому +4

    Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household,
    but he who hates bribes will live

  • @edehtochukwu9766
    @edehtochukwu9766 Рік тому +10

    This was suppose to be a bad story of Ponzi,but rather,I feel motivated by it.
    Ponzi just keep coming up with new ideas,that’s outstanding for me.

    • @nathanbullaft3445
      @nathanbullaft3445 Рік тому +2

      Yeah! I mean he wasnt the angel we hoped for but damn gotta respect the dedication

  • @ugonebeani7025
    @ugonebeani7025 Рік тому +9

    I like his passion and energy 🦅

  • @XkaliburJ
    @XkaliburJ Рік тому +8

    Thanks for explaining what Ponzi Scheme means. So many years, the news media keep talking about Ponzi Scheme but never explained why what or how.. now I know. Also JLow is a Malaysian. Still on the lose ..

    • @ProfAzimov
      @ProfAzimov Рік тому

      Jho Low was Malaysian Chinese

  • @darka3gis911
    @darka3gis911 Рік тому

    The sound effects on this is crazy! You outdid yourself!

  • @BuiLeNuong
    @BuiLeNuong 3 місяці тому

    Secret Pathway To Triumph blew my mind. I’ve shared them with friends, and they’re all amazed at the shifts in their mindset.

  • @deaselpatchescauseaccount6410
    @deaselpatchescauseaccount6410 Рік тому +3

    Moral of the story never give up

  • @kuldeepsinghrathore6142
    @kuldeepsinghrathore6142 Рік тому +6

    Can we just appreciate the video and content quality 🔥🔥🔥 feels like I'm watching a sci-fi movie. Claps for the team 👏👏👏

  • @unclemikescomedy
    @unclemikescomedy 5 місяців тому +3

    Nobody cares about the real damn heroes here,
    those journalists that went back on calling him a genius to then in estigate him.
    THAT'S journalistic integrity.

  • @whome6175
    @whome6175 11 місяців тому +2

    “Rags to riches to rags” priceless 😂😂

  • @Breezlyyy
    @Breezlyyy Місяць тому

    This is a stellar production right here

  • @DestroyerMariko
    @DestroyerMariko Рік тому +12

    I hope after watching this that no one falls for the scambots talking to themselves in the comments about how they supposedly made insane money lol

    • @DestroyerMariko
      @DestroyerMariko Рік тому +4

      oh my god and then a scambot replies to me lmao off I go to report and block again, until UA-cam finally bothers to get smarter about catching them 🙄🤦‍♀😩

    • @andrewince8824
      @andrewince8824 Рік тому +3

      I hope they do. Anyone stupid enough to fall for those things deserves what they get. It's like a fiscal Darwin Award.