That is a great thread I particularly liked this from Sunrock
"Why would a rich self made man like quinn decide to take huge risks with financial instruments, that he probably didn`t fully understand? I suspect influential people or companies zoom in on very rich people to "invest" in their products.It just goes to show that even though he was very rich...made it the hard way....it`s still so easy to separate a fool from his money especially if the sharks or golden circle come calling."
It reinforces a long standing belief of mine that there is a huge difference between investment, where other people invest your money and business, where you manage it yourself.
Sean Quinn made money in every business he ran himself, cement, radiators, insurance. The day he got involved with professionals he lost everything. Its a warning to us all.