James Siminoff

I am currently the Chief Inventor at Edison Jr President of NobelBiz and Chief Strategy Advisor of Ditech Networks (DITC). The past is on LinkedIn

This blog is about my life as a serial entrepreneur, husband, traveler, inventor and father.

J@EdisonJunior.com

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He continued to invest in financial markets, sometimes borrowing money to increase the potential returns. He typically chose his investments based on suggestions from his financial advisers. One of their recommendations was to put millions of dollars into bonds tied to Lehman Brothers.

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Rise of the Super-Rich Hits a Sobering Wall, By DAVID LEONHARDT in NYT

The whole article is worth a read. This quote is about how John McAfee, founder of McAfee antivirus, went from a liquid net worth of over $100 million to lees then $4 million. The most interesting part (which I believe is true) is that he was investing so aggressively more out of boredom then the potential riches.

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