1917年,一个名叫查尔斯·庞氏(Charles Ponzi)的美国人在波士顿开设了一家“证券交易公司”,宣称将利用国际回邮优待券、各国混乱的汇率差异等带来高额回报。虽然其投资计划模糊难懂,但“一个半月就能获得50%的回报率”的承诺还是吸引了一些人去投资。令人惊喜的是投资人如期获得了红利。于是人们纷纷慕名而来,投资额迅速攀升,庞氏这个曾经的油漆匠也开始被称为投资天才。 In 1917, an American named Charles Ponzi opened a “securities exchange company” in Boston and announced that it would use the international postal coupons, the chaotic exchange rate differences between countries, and other high returns. Although its investment plan is ambiguous, its promise of “a 50% return in a month and a half” still attracts some investment. Surprisingly, investors receive dividends on schedule. So people have come here, the rapid rise in investment, Ponzi, the once painter also began to be called investment genius.