How To Kill a Bank - The Final Chapter
Many of you remember a series I wrote earlier in the year entitled How To Kill a Bank (here's Part 1 and Part 2). It was supposed to be a 3-part series, but the first two parts generated so much hate mail that I never bothered to post the final part. You guys have been asking about it ever since.
For those who don't remember, I created a 10-step plan that enabled consumers to destroy one of the four major commercial/investment banks (Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, or JP Morgan Chase). I posted the actual plan on the site for about a half hour and then took it down because it got such a violent response. I was literally accused of economic terrorism.
Unbeknownst to me, the post got a lot of attention outside the site as well, and it wasn't long before I was contacted by Tim Schultz, a freelance writer in Tokyo, who convinced Playboy Magazine that it could be their financial story of the year. I'm pleased to present you with the end result, available on newsstands Friday, October 15:

It's been a surreal process guys, and Patrick and I really appreciate your patience. While I haven't seen the article itself yet, I'm confident the author did a great job and that it will be both entertaining and enlightening. My plan was presented to a wide range of experts (St. Louis Fed President James Bullard, former S&L regulator and current UMKC Economics and Law professor Bill Black, and others) and I'm anxious to read their input.
Not for nothing, but the November issue also boasts as cover girl MMA sweetheart Arianny Celeste and Playmate of the Month Shera Bechard(Safe for Work link). I have it on good authority that they might even be naked.
So get out there on Friday and pick up the November issue, or just go ahead and subscribe for a couple bucks more. I'm anxious to hear what you guys think.
By the way, 10 Silver Bananas to any monkey who submits a photo of himself (or herself) reading the November issue on their trading floor or any other readily identifiable area of their firm (you prospective monkeys can submit a photo of yourself with the magazine in a bank to qualify - extra banana if the photo includes a hot teller). You can cover your face with the magazine if you're worried about anonymity. Submit photos to [email protected]. We'll put together a monkey Wall of Shame.







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Wow, congrats Eddie!
Wow, congrats Eddie! Hopefully the guy will mention WSO so the site can get some publicity.
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Thanks! The article is
Thanks! The article is actually about WSO, and the power that financial blogs like us have today. I'm pretty sure Patrick's in the article too.
Congrats, well done EB!
Congrats, well done EB!
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That's awesome Ed, congrats!
That's awesome Ed, congrats! Haven't picked up a playboy in a loooong time but I'll be getting this one for sure.
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Damn Ed...that's awesome,
Damn Ed...that's awesome, well worth the wait
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Now I can really read Playboy
Now I can really read Playboy for the articles!
Seriously though good work.
Win
Win
You should have held out for
You should have held out for Megan Fox being on the cover. But other than that, it's pretty fucking cool to say "Yeah, I had one of my articles published...in Playboy!"
Congrats guys - should be
Congrats guys - should be some serious publicity for the site!
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vanillathunder12 wrote: You
You should have held out for Megan Fox being on the cover. But other than that, it's pretty fucking cool to say "Yeah, I had one of my articles published...in Playboy!"
That's actually been an area of confusion for the people who know about this. I didn't write the article, the article was written about me. As in, I'm the subject of the article. along with WSO (you guys) and the plan I wrote.
Just wanted to clear that up. Tim Schultz wrote the article (and had to spend some time in Paris's diviest bars to do it).
I would argue that being able
I would argue that being able to say there was an article ABOUT you in playboy is infinitely cooler than having an article you wrote in appear in Playboy.
If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
Wait......so you get accused
Wait......so you get accused of economic terrorism and are forced to take it down from the site....so you go and let it be published in an international magazine.... :/
I'm not disagreeing with you but what made you think it was a good idea?
I'm talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet. Rich enough not to waste time. Fifty, a hundred million dollars, buddy. A player. Or nothing.
Eddie, does this mean Schultz
Eddie, does this mean Schultz is going to reveal your real name!?
This feels like the episode of South Park where we finally see Kenny take his hood off.
"If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars." - J. Paul Getty
San Franciscan wrote: Eddie,
Eddie, does this mean Schultz is going to reveal your real name!?
This feels like the episode of South Park where we finally see Kenny take his hood off.
haha for sure.
Good job Ed.
bulge4lyf wrote: Wait......so
Wait......so you get accused of economic terrorism and are forced to take it down from the site....so you go and let it be published in an international magazine.... :/
I'm not disagreeing with you but what made you think it was a good idea?
Playboy's legal department has much greater resources than WSO's.
Damn Eddie - well played sir.
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Tremendous credit where it is
Can we not just scan the
I'm talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet. Rich enough not to waste time. Fifty, a hundred million dollars, buddy. A player. Or nothing.
Eddie, what are the chances
If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
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bulge4lyf wrote: Can we not
That is just brilliant. You
congrats guys, awesome
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I win here, I win there...
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Eddie, Read the article this
I just read the article. I