Jordan Belfort is an American former stockbroker, author and sales trainer, known as the Wolf of Wall Street. In the 1990s he ran the brokerage Stratton Oakmont, which sold penny stocks through pump-and-dump schemes; he pleaded guilty to securities fraud and money laundering and served 22 months in prison. His memoir The Wolf of Wall Street was made into a 2013 film by Martin Scorsese, starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Brian Rose has interviewed Belfort on London Real three times between 2019 and 2023. They have covered his rise and fall, his time in prison, his Straight Line sales system, cryptocurrency and his 2023 book The Wolf of Investing.
Each interview is listed below in order with a short summary.
The Wolf of Wall Street: How Money Destroyed a Wall Street Superman (2019). His own account of making a fortune at 26, losing it all and going to prison. For his views on investing today, watch The Wolf of Investing (2023).
Belfort talks openly about Stratton Oakmont, the excess of those years and his conviction. In 2023 he told Brian Rose he deeply regrets the money his clients lost and now tries to teach people how to spot financial fraud.
He argues that the persuasion skills he once misused can be taught and used honestly. His Straight Line System is the method he now teaches to salespeople and business owners.
Speaking in 2022, he argued that cryptocurrency gives ordinary people access to investments that were once reserved for insiders.
In 2023 he presented The Wolf of Investing as a guide for ordinary investors on how Wall Street makes money from its customers and how to avoid paying for it.
Jordan Belfort is an American former stockbroker, author and sales trainer known as the Wolf of Wall Street. In the 1990s he ran the brokerage Stratton Oakmont, pleaded guilty to securities fraud and money laundering, and served 22 months in prison. His memoir became a 2013 Martin Scorsese film.
Across three interviews with Brian Rose between 2019 and 2023 he talked about his rise and fall on Wall Street and his time in prison, why he sees cryptocurrency as a great equaliser, and the investing approach in his book The Wolf of Investing.
Start with The Wolf of Wall Street: How Money Destroyed a Wall Street Superman from 2019 for his life story. Watch The Wolf of Investing from 2023 for his current views on investing.
Three times: in June 2019, March 2022 and November 2023.
The 2013 film is based on Belfort’s 2007 memoir of the same name, about his years running Stratton Oakmont. Like most films based on memoirs, it dramatises events, and it is told largely from his point of view.
Yes. He pleaded guilty to securities fraud and money laundering linked to Stratton Oakmont’s share schemes, cooperated with the FBI, and served 22 months in a federal prison. In his 2023 London Real interview he says he deeply regrets the losses his clients suffered.
The Straight Line System is Belfort’s sales method, which he now teaches in seminars and in his 2017 book Way of the Wolf. He says it is about keeping a sales conversation moving in a straight line towards a close, used ethically.
Official site: jordanbelfort.com
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