Epstein Secrets

models was pure sport, and within just a few years he had his own stable of clients. "He was not your conventional broker saying 'Buy IBM' or 'Sell Xerox,'" says Bear Steams CEO Jimmy Cayne. "Given his mathematical background, we put him in our special-products division, where he would advise our wea

e sport, and within just a few years he had his own stable of clients. "He was not your conventional broker saying 'Buy IBM' or 'Sell Xerox,'" says Bear Steams CEO Jimmy Cayne. "Given his mathematical background, we put him in our special-products division, where he would advise our wealthier clients on th

nalties; punitive new regulations and legislation have been put into place; and many other business firms—established ones like General Electric and Xerox, newer ones like Tyco, WorldCom, and Global Crossing—have undergone probes or have even dissolved. Mean-while, the tacit or demonstrable complicity

ose personal friends with people with whom he went to high school and, to this day, maintains close business contacts with his former colleagues at Bear Steams. Those who know Mr. Epstein well describe him admittedly as quirky but certainly not immoral; and overall as kind, generous and warm-hearted. They

alties; punitive new regulations and legislation have been put into place; and many other business firms--established ones like General Electric and Xerox, newer ones like Tyco, WorldCom, and Global Crossing--have undergone probes or have even dissolved. Mean-while, the tacit or demonstrable complicit

d his successes without the personal guidance and support of others. These key people first identified the promise in Mr. Epstein and brought him to Bear Steams and Company, Inc. There, starting in 1976 at the age of 23 as a floor trader's junior assistant, he became in 1980 a limited partner. Among the ver