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Insider at "The Wolf of Wall Street" firm opens up: "My lifestyle was insane"

  • "The Real Wolf of Wall Street" debuts on Paramount+ with new revelations from more than 15,000 internal FBI and government documents about Stratton Oakmont, the firm behind the movie.
  • Former partner Howie Gelfand says his lifestyle was "insane" โ€” making $100K+/month early on and later $1.5M/year โ€” but it left him miserable.
  • Gelfand calls himself "the most miserable millionaire," describing heavy drug and alcohol use and weight gain, a stark counterpoint to the Hollywood portrayal of Jordan Belfort (played by Leonardo DiCaprio).
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