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The "Focus on Ethics" section of Chapter 8 of the textbook tells the saddening story of the
Madoff Investment Scam, the largest Ponzi scheme in US history. Also, please watch this sadly
insightful episode from CNBC's American Greed television series as it deals with the second
biggest Ponzi scheme in US history which tragically was perpetrated by two graduates of Baylor
University, Allen Stanford and James M. Davis. CNBC American Greed: Allen Stanford - The
Dark Knight What are your insights about these incidents? What positioned these investors to be
at risk to this awful victimization? What are other examples of investors mishandling risk and
return in their investment pursuits?

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  • 1. The "Focus on Ethics" section of Chapter 8 of the textbook tells the saddening story of the Madoff Investment Scam, the largest Ponzi scheme in US history. Also, please watch this sadly insightful episode from CNBC's American Greed television series as it deals with the second biggest Ponzi scheme in US history which tragically was perpetrated by two graduates of Baylor University, Allen Stanford and James M. Davis. CNBC American Greed: Allen Stanford - The Dark Knight What are your insights about these incidents? What positioned these investors to be at risk to this awful victimization? What are other examples of investors mishandling risk and return in their investment pursuits?