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"Well, apparently, lack of empathy runs in the family, because that cousin utterly betrayed my grandpa and tried to get him committed. He kept the money, and yeah. My grandpa died alone in an apartment with a leased luxury vehicle and three grand pianos."

"I haven't said a thing about that to him since he lost everything. I did what I could at the time to try and save him from himself. It pains me to see how it played out for him because he did a lot of things right in life. He deserved better, but there's no 'deserve' in securities investing. Moral of the story: you aren't an investment genius after your first blockbuster win. You need a track record."

"My grandfather died a few days later, with my mother unaware that the will change hadn't gone through. She paid for the funeral only to learn afterward that the will was never changed. She went to confront her stepmother, only to find that she and her sons had already flown to Florida, taken the money, and moved. My mom tried to sue, but due to state laws and lack of written evidence, the suit couldn't get off the ground. And that's how my mother lost a multi-million dollar inheritance and got stuck with a $50k funeral bill."

"The worst part is the DEA won't admit that they found nothing. They've left the case open indefinitely, making my dad unable to work in his field. His lawyers said that the prosecution privately asked him to find something wrong that he could plead to so that they could save face. My dad won't lie, so they won't close the case. The government took my dad's life's work and savings and ruined hundreds of others' lives. We have zero recourse."

"He got in his limo and asked his driver for a job. He's been driving limos for over a decade now. He didn't downsize quickly enough; he still lived like a millionaire for a while and went through his savings. He's afraid that after driving limos for so long, he'll never get another high-paying job again. Even though he loves his job, he's embarrassed to put 'limo driver' on his resume. Although, he doesn't want to return to a corporate job anyway."

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