I have always been very diversified, so I have never suffered a catastrophic loss. I spread my money around the way a large institutional investor does. I use different brokerage firms. I manage some of my accounts myself.
Ben SteinI have to tell you I never in my life anticipated getting this old, this fast. It seems as if I were 25 just a few days ago.
Ben SteinI thought that all of the sacrifices and blessings of the whole history of mankind have devolved upon me. Thank you, God.
Ben SteinHollywood is largely about scammers and con men. It was my main livelihood for about 25 years, and the scams were beautiful and ugly, cheap and expensive, but, wow, were there a lot of scammers.
Ben Stein