Maybe I’m the one that’s crazy but I sure don’t see this woman as being “greedy”.
I’ve always looked at greed as the act of taking more than your fair share of something which is a) scarce and b) of equal or greater benefit to someone who doesn’t have it.
For instance, taking 3 of 4 pork chops from the serving plate when 4 people are seated at the table is “greedy” but stacking up 3 yards of sand at the beach to build a sand castle when others are just using a small pail might be excessive but it isn’t greedy in the least. Money is, for all intents and purposes, a limitless resource. Just because one person has billions of dollars does not mean that nobody else can have the same or more.
Furthermore, and most importantly, these people were acting on the advice of someone who was considered a professional. It’s not like they were carting their cash to the casino and throwing it all on the “Wheel of Fortune”. These people paid a premium to have someone who was considered one of the best in the business look out for their financial interests and that person took them to the cleaners. It would be like taking your car to the mechanic and having it returned sans motor!
The investors were NOT greedy (at least as pertains to this particular scenario) but were duped by a guy that turned out to be a con man. Perhaps they were unwise to “put all of their eggs in one basket” but that is a far cry from being selfish or greedy.
Again, the old adage “If it sounds too god to be true, it probably is” comes to mind. It rings true once again.
One ignores it at one’s peril.
That was long ago though.
This day and age one does stupid things and if one gets caught, one cries, cries, and cries some more.