Ponzi: The Financial Idiot Who Scammed the World

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  • Опубликовано: 26 ноя 2024

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    • @minoena
      @minoena Год назад +2

      nice

    • @theodd1soout
      @theodd1soout Год назад +3

      How can i afford any of it

    • @Practicalinvestments
      @Practicalinvestments Год назад

      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 Год назад +1

      Awesome Job!

    • @chainsawFirewood89
      @chainsawFirewood89 Год назад

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

  • @SpencerPaire
    @SpencerPaire Год назад +6401

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

  • @mugambo5505
    @mugambo5505 Год назад +8185

    The fact that this guy never gave up is motivating.

    • @Rahul_Sastry
      @Rahul_Sastry Год назад +528

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

    • @mugambo5505
      @mugambo5505 Год назад +268

      @@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 Год назад +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 Год назад +9

      @@IronicHavoc right

    • @captain4865
      @captain4865 Год назад +51

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

  • @SouveraineMiaa
    @SouveraineMiaa Год назад +7719

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

    • @darkwoodmovies
      @darkwoodmovies Год назад +42

      omg, Taylor Swift was right!!

    • @Jasper-qp6li
      @Jasper-qp6li Год назад +29

      minor spelling mistake

    • @tomohawk2177
      @tomohawk2177 Год назад +77

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

    • @Jasper-qp6li
      @Jasper-qp6li Год назад +19

      @@tomohawk2177 no

    • @XSilver_WaterX
      @XSilver_WaterX Год назад

      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!!!

  • @Boxingsnotdead
    @Boxingsnotdead Год назад +2379

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

  • @CristanMeijer
    @CristanMeijer Год назад +1015

    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 Год назад +70

      Greed. Not self love...greed.

    • @andreieminovici1894
      @andreieminovici1894 Год назад +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 Год назад

      Too much self love is greed, no?

    • @morning_staar
      @morning_staar 10 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @melvin6889
      @melvin6889 10 месяцев назад +37

      @@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

  • @peachtreee4649
    @peachtreee4649 Год назад +6912

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

    • @DesignByKirk
      @DesignByKirk Год назад +141

      that's the wrong take

    • @greenoftreeblackofblue6625
      @greenoftreeblackofblue6625 Год назад +317

      @@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 Год назад

      Musk is the new ponzi

    • @Hotwopper
      @Hotwopper Год назад +59

      @@greenoftreeblackofblue6625 copium overdose

    • @no_se_nada_de_nada
      @no_se_nada_de_nada Год назад +137

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

  • @thenoviceind
    @thenoviceind Год назад +2801

    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 Год назад

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

    • @thenoviceind
      @thenoviceind Год назад

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

    • @anthonymacgregor9790
      @anthonymacgregor9790 Год назад

      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 Год назад +47

      Because rich people wouldn’t fall for thay

    • @thenoviceind
      @thenoviceind Год назад +6

      @@kingtaco1725 exactly

  • @NyteOwl
    @NyteOwl Год назад +550

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

  • @oxygen3143
    @oxygen3143 Год назад +157

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

    • @fl8281
      @fl8281 Год назад +9

      Oversimplified reference

  • @luckyluc009
    @luckyluc009 Год назад +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.

  • @richlambeth7050
    @richlambeth7050 Год назад +427

    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 месяцев назад +6

      💀

    • @HappyGick
      @HappyGick 7 месяцев назад +36

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

    • @ItzOrangeyYT
      @ItzOrangeyYT 3 месяца назад +11

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

    • @danielmccarthy3672
      @danielmccarthy3672 2 месяца назад +7

      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.

  • @michaelfjmusic
    @michaelfjmusic Год назад +1470

    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 Год назад +371

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

    • @michaelfjmusic
      @michaelfjmusic Год назад +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 Год назад +195

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

    • @orlindimitrov7322
      @orlindimitrov7322 Год назад +71

      @@michaelfjmusic Working a regular job eats your soul

    • @_Akshxy__G
      @_Akshxy__G Год назад +33

      Either u risk everything or live like economic slave

  • @AikiraBeats
    @AikiraBeats Год назад +393

    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 Год назад +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 Год назад +6

      i also wondered why its called the ponzi scheme!

  • @jasper9387
    @jasper9387 Год назад +40

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

  • @Xamry
    @Xamry Год назад +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 месяцев назад +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.

  • @madlysoldier5143
    @madlysoldier5143 Год назад +126

    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 Год назад

      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 месяцев назад +4

      Exactly why its better to just abstain from luxury

    • @ElaineAeris
      @ElaineAeris 7 месяцев назад

      WOW this comment is amazing. 👏 👏 Well said!

    • @Hellokemon
      @Hellokemon 4 месяца назад

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

    • @prumchhangsreng979
      @prumchhangsreng979 3 месяца назад +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

  • @kalen2
    @kalen2 Год назад +155

    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 Год назад +1

      How can i learn this type of editing?

    • @royalobasi1938
      @royalobasi1938 11 месяцев назад

      @@harshu2651 my best advice is to play around with motion graphics on after effects and learn the smooth camera movement,
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    • @micrology3350
      @micrology3350 2 месяца назад

      @@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 месяца назад

      its nothing special

  • @JBGAMBIT
    @JBGAMBIT Год назад +186

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

  • @hiddengem12-o9s
    @hiddengem12-o9s 29 дней назад +2437

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

  • @issacflash2765
    @issacflash2765 5 месяцев назад +8

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

    • @nyawolifalethu
      @nyawolifalethu 5 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @paul4381
      @paul4381 Месяц назад

      ​@@nyawolifalethu Sherlok here 🥸🧐

    • @PICKAXE.pickaxe
      @PICKAXE.pickaxe Месяц назад

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

    • @paul4381
      @paul4381 Месяц назад +1

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

  • @davidlayman901
    @davidlayman901 Год назад +1731

    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 Год назад

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

    • @willylukito7983
      @willylukito7983 Год назад +175

      don't feel bad. He asked for it

    • @ryanyu102
      @ryanyu102 Год назад +76

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

    • @fer1306
      @fer1306 Год назад +70

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

    • @faizalqorni7969
      @faizalqorni7969 Год назад +32

      @@fer1306 absolute society moment

  • @historiesmade
    @historiesmade Год назад +255

    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 Год назад +1

      Couldn’t have said it better myself

    • @boijone8440
      @boijone8440 Год назад

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

    • @turkeyherder9456
      @turkeyherder9456 Год назад +5

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

    • @morning_staar
      @morning_staar 10 месяцев назад

      @@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 месяца назад

      ​@@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

  • @Healthandwealth9422
    @Healthandwealth9422 Год назад +418

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

    • @chrissi.enbyYT
      @chrissi.enbyYT Год назад

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

    • @robertwalker5521
      @robertwalker5521 Год назад +15

      The ponzi scheme is wat different from the MADOFF Scheme

    • @chrissi.enbyYT
      @chrissi.enbyYT Год назад +3

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

    • @elbarto4069
      @elbarto4069 Год назад +6

      He was so bad there is a scamme named after him

    • @radiicola3631
      @radiicola3631 Год назад +1

      He was so bad that he was quickly caught

  • @krishnaSagar69
    @krishnaSagar69 Год назад +28

    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 Год назад +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."

  • @ekweisking2023
    @ekweisking2023 Год назад +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 Год назад +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 Год назад +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 Год назад +55

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

    • @永-u5x
      @永-u5x Год назад +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 Год назад +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'.

  • @abdellahafkir
    @abdellahafkir Год назад +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 Год назад

      ROUTZEDO model the answer

  • @luke-appleton1
    @luke-appleton1 Год назад +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…

  • @Blake22022
    @Blake22022 Год назад +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 Год назад +4

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

    • @GicN
      @GicN Год назад +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 Год назад +1

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

    • @burgernthemomrailer
      @burgernthemomrailer Год назад +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 Год назад

      i would not press it at all bro@@burgernthemomrailer

  • @DeadDancers
    @DeadDancers Месяц назад +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.’

  • @billpapas1997
    @billpapas1997 Год назад +55

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

  • @patrickkassis7387
    @patrickkassis7387 Год назад +42

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

    • @GeorgeSmith-p2u
      @GeorgeSmith-p2u Год назад +6

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

  • @Hottakes99
    @Hottakes99 Год назад +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!

  • @MyWorld-eb9oz
    @MyWorld-eb9oz 7 месяцев назад +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.

  • @AN-jz3kf
    @AN-jz3kf 4 месяца назад +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

  • @mokyfn
    @mokyfn Год назад +19

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

  • @ndahayoemmanuel9908
    @ndahayoemmanuel9908 Год назад +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

  • @sniffcardozo1970
    @sniffcardozo1970 Год назад +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

  • @mdilligaf
    @mdilligaf Год назад +24

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

  • @DanishTroll87
    @DanishTroll87 Год назад +12

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

    • @Dan-dy8zp
      @Dan-dy8zp Год назад

      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.

  • @Footballzenis
    @Footballzenis Год назад +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.

  • @hedgeearthridge6807
    @hedgeearthridge6807 Год назад +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 Год назад +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 Год назад

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

    • @cattlecumwewlad6941
      @cattlecumwewlad6941 Год назад +1

      NAFO profile pic lmao a human definitely made this comment

    • @kokodoko8036
      @kokodoko8036 Год назад +1

      @@cattlecumwewlad6941 glowies working overtime.

  • @JW-nq9lc
    @JW-nq9lc Год назад +61

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

  • @minerly5612
    @minerly5612 7 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @victoridemudia3917
    @victoridemudia3917 Год назад +9

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

  • @ammavanfc9983
    @ammavanfc9983 Год назад +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...

  • @detailed_art101
    @detailed_art101 Год назад +11

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

  • @andreashley6084
    @andreashley6084 Год назад +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 Год назад +3

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

  • @theteddyofuganda9048
    @theteddyofuganda9048 Год назад +2

    Never seen such quality in editing in anything other than movies

  • @a.nonimus6705
    @a.nonimus6705 Год назад +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.

  • @ConservativeLatina86
    @ConservativeLatina86 Год назад +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 Год назад +1

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

  • @mrtortoise3766
    @mrtortoise3766 Год назад +41

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

    • @fl8281
      @fl8281 Год назад

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

    • @ok4350
      @ok4350 Год назад

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

    • @ilovejesuschrist992
      @ilovejesuschrist992 Год назад +2

      ​@@ok4350He probably reincarnated a few times

  • @glasswareround5415
    @glasswareround5415 Год назад +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!! ❤❤❤

  • @LieuDucPhong
    @LieuDucPhong 3 месяца назад +693

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

    • @raycorrigan3297
      @raycorrigan3297 22 часа назад

      I read it. Garbage!! Do not buy this rubbish. Written by known con man

  • @JohnnySingh-uo4eg
    @JohnnySingh-uo4eg Год назад +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 Год назад +1

      Come on

    • @fyelow9123
      @fyelow9123 Год назад +2

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

    • @fyelow9123
      @fyelow9123 Год назад +2

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

    • @fyelow9123
      @fyelow9123 Год назад +4

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

    • @baribari1000
      @baribari1000 Год назад

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

  • @yamukinai1001
    @yamukinai1001 Год назад +57

    Brutal story man. This guy went through a lot!

    • @arrow1414
      @arrow1414 Год назад +30

      A tough lot of his own making.

    • @welennelew9866
      @welennelew9866 Год назад +16

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

    • @josephleebob3828
      @josephleebob3828 Год назад

      @@arrow1414 still

    • @josephleebob3828
      @josephleebob3828 Год назад +2

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

    • @burrybondz225
      @burrybondz225 Год назад +1

      @@josephleebob3828 and all he caused was nightmares.

  • @sibeisun5272
    @sibeisun5272 Год назад +8

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

  • @zoro8957
    @zoro8957 Год назад +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 Год назад

      Who is Jake Wan?

    • @zoro8957
      @zoro8957 Год назад +1

      @@fluffypineapple790 A Well known RUclipsr 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 Год назад +1

      @@zoro8957 thanks for the answer!

  • @unclemikescomedy
    @unclemikescomedy 5 месяцев назад +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.

  • @jpteknoman
    @jpteknoman Год назад +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

  • @SageTech2
    @SageTech2 Год назад +13

    Nice of you to cover SBF's extended family

    • @ProfAzimov
      @ProfAzimov Год назад

      This guys italian, not Jewish

  • @RedLogicYT
    @RedLogicYT Год назад +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

  • @allmightjunior6917
    @allmightjunior6917 Год назад +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.

  • @melh937
    @melh937 Месяц назад

    When creativity is backed by sheer stupidity, and an infinite dose of audacity, you obtain the Ponzis

  • @DestroyerMariko
    @DestroyerMariko Год назад +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 Год назад +4

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

    • @andrewince8824
      @andrewince8824 Год назад +3

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

  • @PartyboyDanny
    @PartyboyDanny Год назад +33

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

  • @CoffeeAndBusiness
    @CoffeeAndBusiness Год назад +14

    He was persistent that’s for sure lol

  • @themilkgod99
    @themilkgod99 Год назад +10

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

  • @Prezzen77
    @Prezzen77 Год назад +1

    90 seconds in and frankly I'm surprised the absolutely over-the-top editing wasn't leading to a punchline. It's genuinely how the video is done.

  • @nyasha_ish
    @nyasha_ish Год назад +8

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

  • @selvinmckay6768
    @selvinmckay6768 Год назад +7

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

    • @Junniebug
      @Junniebug Год назад +2

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

    • @fluffywumper8777
      @fluffywumper8777 Месяц назад

      A young Leonardo DiCaprio would’ve been so clutch

  • @AveMcree
    @AveMcree Год назад +11

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

  • @SuperUnknownNetwork
    @SuperUnknownNetwork 11 месяцев назад +4

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

  • @exhilex
    @exhilex Год назад

    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.

  • @AintGoin
    @AintGoin Год назад +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

  • @RETROACTIVETV
    @RETROACTIVETV Год назад +8

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

  • @desparebeats
    @desparebeats Год назад +9

    This story just shows how important honesty is in business

  • @CS2Sorrow
    @CS2Sorrow 2 месяца назад +1

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

  • @Peterkringle
    @Peterkringle 8 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @gagannegi
    @gagannegi Год назад +41

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

  • @Kpsla
    @Kpsla Год назад +9

    You'd think after like the 6th time he got arrested for scamming people he would at least come up with less illegal ways to scam people.

  • @GoldySliime
    @GoldySliime Год назад +5

    30 years old and I never knew this was named after an actual person 😂😂😂

  • @user-fn4jl3uk2s
    @user-fn4jl3uk2s Год назад +2

    17:44 "5 years in federal prison, a relatively small amount given the huge amount of money stolen and the vast amount of lives ruined"
    So nothing has changed 🙄

  • @edehtochukwu9766
    @edehtochukwu9766 Год назад +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 Год назад +2

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

  • @cactusjack2264
    @cactusjack2264 Год назад +5

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

  • @chrismahihu
    @chrismahihu Год назад +9

    Thanks

    • @Yummy_Grape
      @Yummy_Grape 9 месяцев назад

      Bro didn't even get a heart😢

  • @Mirsab
    @Mirsab Год назад +11

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

  • @josephjohnson1057
    @josephjohnson1057 Год назад

    I'm glad you specified "Financial Idiot". To fool thousands of people out their hard earned money take quite an amount of intelligence.

  • @XkaliburJ
    @XkaliburJ Год назад +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 Год назад

      Jho Low was Malaysian Chinese

  • @layeredcoder5706
    @layeredcoder5706 Год назад +6

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

  • @KlausMauThuy
    @KlausMauThuy 3 месяца назад

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

  • @SamuelLagoPedro
    @SamuelLagoPedro Месяц назад

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

  • @savedandsoundmedia
    @savedandsoundmedia Год назад +13

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

  • @Xevo716
    @Xevo716 Год назад +6

    hey man, i thought i'd say this cuz nobody else wants to, but your editing is fucking amazing and you deserve every single cent you earn, i can tell you put your life and soul into this and all your other videos as well, subscribed!

  • @lilkero1410
    @lilkero1410 Год назад +5

    This a true hustler bro just thought since he get them all gone they gon have to make more

  • @TKMRacer28
    @TKMRacer28 11 месяцев назад +2

    With a name like Ponzi people should have seen it coming

    • @Robert-lq6uf
      @Robert-lq6uf 7 месяцев назад

      The name was just a normal name at the time hahaha

  • @shadowsadjkr8811
    @shadowsadjkr8811 Год назад +1

    instructions unclear: "I am now in federal prison for 93 years and in complete isolation"

  • @MDMart
    @MDMart 2 месяца назад +3

    Omg, the TikTok editing of something new every other second, the fast failed narrating , and the "made for TV" chaptering are a horrible mix of contradicting styles.
    Nice well rounded story though

  • @ROYALesana
    @ROYALesana Год назад +3

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