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Article: THE PRICE OF THE DEAL: INFAMY.(Main)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- November 22, 1990
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Byline: Stefan Fatsis Associated Press
Michael R. Milken climbed quietly to the pinnacle of high-finance in the 1980s. He descended with a shattering crash into disgrace and prison, where he'll likely spend a good chunk of the 1990s.
Milken was a math whiz helping his father's accounting business by age 10. He studied arcane business tracts while others marched for civil rights and peace during the 1960s. In his early years on Wall Street, Milken digested financial documents during a two-hour commute.
With the same passion, Milken avoided the limelight after gaining market prowess, shunning interviews and refusing to pose alone for the annual ...