Ponzi schemes are always interesting stories, but do they really affect us as CPAs? We’ve all heard about pyramid schemes, but what are they really?

In their trademark entertaining style, Greg and Caleb will unpack everything you need to know about Ponzi schemes and pyramid schemes, including Greg’s close encounter with a real-life pyramid scheme that sucked in someone very close to him.

Learning Objectives:

• Compare and contrast Ponzi schemes and pyramid schemes


• Identify the ways that Ponzi schemes and pyramid schemes affect the work of audit and tax professionals


• Distinguish the counterintuitive psychological and interpersonal forces created by Ponzi schemes and pyramid schemes