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Feb 2022
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Charles Ponzi - the father of Ponzi sche...

Skip Montreux, Dez Morgan & Samantha Vega | Business English Instructors
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In this podcast episode, Skip Montreux and Samantha Vega take a trip back in time to report on the 1920 financial scandal that rocked the US and gave us the term - Ponzi Scheme.

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