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I looked like a kid and acted like a kid, but i was no kid. It is the based on a true story of jordan belfort leonardo dicaprio, a nobody who quickly rises up through the ranks of wall street. Dec 31, 20 the wolf of wall street was a pretty accurate depiction of wall street, said former trader raj mahal. The surrey with the fringe on top by oscar hammerstein ii, richard rodgers. In the 1990s jordan belfort, former kingpin of the notorious investment firm stratton oakmont, became one of the most infamous names in american finance.
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Money was cheap, and a guy named michael milken had invented something called junk bonds, which had changed the way corporate america went about its business. Forbes a cross between tom wolfes the bonfire of the vanities and. Wall street was in the midst of a raging bull market, and freshly minted millionaires were being spit out a dime a dozen. He shares some reallife stories that will make your toes curl. Belforts autobiographical account was continued by catching the wolf of wall street, published in 2009.
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