'''Gregory Namoff''' (Born February_26, 1924 in Great_Neck,, New_York) (Died October_12, 2002 in Boca_Raton, Florida)was an internationally recognized Investment_banker.
Namoff was a child of The_Great_Depression and took a $2 bet on James_Braddock to international fame as an investment banker. Namoff invested heavily in US War bonds in World_War_II and served in the conflict in the Pacific theatre. When he got stateside, Namoff started a banking firm on Wall Street, and would rely heavily on pharmecutical and construction stocks. He authored 4 books, "Namoffnomics" (1958), "By a Nose"(1967), "Namoffnomics: Revisted"(1980), and "Father Nose Best"(1992). In 1974 Namoff was implicated in the Watergate scandal, but was never found guilty of any charges. In the early 80s Namoff shifted his focus to computers, which he successfully thought would be the key to the future. With heavy investments in Apple_Computers and Microsoft Namoff sold his company GN Limited, to what is now SolomonSmithBarney in 1990.
Namoff retired to Florida where he unsucessfuly ran for the US Senate against Bob Graham in 1998 Namoff was ahead in the polls at one point but eventually lost to Graham, when he ran a smear campaign against Namoff, tying him to Nixon and Watergate again. Namoff then quietly retired only making rare public appearances on his fishing boat "Braddock" as a tribute to his idol, and what he considered his good luck charm. Namoff passed away in 2002 due to Lupus_erythematosus.
Namoff, Gregory
Namoff, Gregory