Epstein’s Edge: The Role of Insider Knowledge in His Portfolio (3/20/26)

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Everybody wants to tell the Epstein story like it starts on the island

and ends in a jail cell.

That's the version that's easy to digest.

That's the version that keeps this whole thing contained,

morally, politically, emotionally,

one monster, a handful of powerful friends, case closed.

That version is a joke.

Because if you've actually spent time going through the filings,

the bank records, the civil suits, the compliance reports,

if you've looked at how the money moved, then you already know the truth.

Jeffrey Epstein wasn't just operating around Wall Street.

He was embedded into it.

Not adjacent, not orbiting, embedded.

This dude didn't have a traditional client list.

He didn't run a normal fund.

There's no clean paper trail that explains how he went

from a college dropout to managing billions

for some of the most powerful people on Earth.

What he had instead was access.

Access to capital, access to people, and most importantly,

access to institutions that treated him like he belonged there.

And that's the part that should bother you.

Because banks don't just miss people like Epstein,

not at that level, not for that long.

We're talking about a man who was flagged repeatedly.

Transactions that didn't make sense,

payments individuals that raised obvious questions,

patterns that, in any other context,

would have triggered account shutdowns,

regulatory escalation, the whole nine yards.

And yet, the relationship stayed open.

The money kept moving.

The doors didn't close.

Why?

Well, that's the question nobody in the financial world

has given a straight answer to.

Not to the public anyway.

Because once you start pulling on that thread,

you're not just talking about Epstein anymore.

You're talking about the banks.

You're talking about the executives who signed off,

on keeping him as a client.

You're talking about compliance departments.

That's all the smoke.

And decided it wasn't worth looking for the fire.

And make no mistake.

That's a decision.

People like to frame this as incompetence.

It's more comfortable that way.

But when you see the volume of activity,

the duration, the consistency of warnings,

incompetence stops being a serious explanation.

At some point, it becomes willful.

At some point, the calculation is simple.

The relationship is more valuable than the risk.

And that's Wall Street's language, value versus risk.

And Epstein somehow kept landing

on the value side of the equation.

So when people say that this story has been told,

no, it hasn't.

Not even close.

The public has barely scratched the surface

of the financial side of this.

The real mechanics, the internal conversations,

the decisions made behind closed doors

when his name came up in risk meetings.

And that's where this story actually lives.

Not in the headlines, not in the photo ops,

in the wires, in the ledgers, in the emails,

nobody wants to release.

And that's the part that's still coming out.

And when it does, it's not going to be about one guy anymore.

It's going to be about an entire financial ecosystem.

That's all exactly what he was.

And kept doing business with him.

Anyway, today's article was published

by the Wall Street Journal and the headline.

How Epstein collected insider tips on stocks and startups

from his network.

This article was authored by Emily Glazer and Mark Merrimont.

A disclaimer in Jeffrey Epstein's email signature

was a provocation as much as a warning.

The contents of this message may constitute

inside information.

For Epstein, the line between social networking

and securities law wasn't just blurred,

it was part of the way that he conducted business.

The Epstein files show how easily the sex offender

collected confidential information

from his well-connected associates

and a lot of it had to do with access going both ways.

Remember, Epstein wasn't doing anything for free.

He wasn't doing anything because he's a nice guy

like we've talked about a million times

or that he had love for his country

or that he was this religious guy

who cared about insert country here,

wrote it and care.

He cared about advancing self.

That's it.

And anybody who really knows this story knows that to do that,

he had to exploit the financial sector

and like the virus he was,

that's exactly what he did.

Epstein received board minutes from Ehud Barak

about a tech startup

where the Israeli politician was chairman,

JP Morgan Chase Executive, Jess Staley,

email details about an M&A deal

that his bank was secretly working on.

A key advisor to Bill Gates passed

along information about biotech startups

his billionaire boss was investing in.

And this is what Epstein did.

He collected information.

Keep in mind that information at the level

that Epstein was at

is worth more than actual money.

These people have a ton of money, right?

What they don't have is the intelligence

that they need to make more of it.

And that's why Jeffrey Epstein was so useful

to these people for so long.

And of course, when that usefulness ended,

well, we all know the story.

Epstein sometimes used his tips,

cultivated from his network to invest for himself,

whether it's associates

or the companies knew it or not,

according to a Wall Street Journal review of the files.

Other times, there's no public record

that Epstein acted on the information that he amassed,

some of which came his way,

as a wealthy individual with connections

to billionaires, hedge funds,

and other investment firms.

And you know, I don't know how much stock

I put into that honestly,

because Epstein could have easily

been investing in startups and funds

and things we have no idea about

under fictitious names

or under other people's identity.

We know that's something

that the Epstein organization

was very adept at doing.

And we know about all the immigration fraud.

So who knows where all this money ended up?

My guess is Epstein has a bunch of accounts.

Nobody even knows about.

Well, maybe his executors,

but as far as the federal authorities,

they probably have no idea.

A representative for Barack told the journal

that Epstein was an investor

in a partnership

and entitled to receive information

about the startup.

Boris Nikolich, the Gates advisor,

said what he shared was public information

or material he was authorized to share.

Staley and his lawyer didn't respond

to requests for comment.

Well, I don't expect Jess Staley to say a damn thing.

He's up against it.

And Staley knows that he's still exposed.

One of the very few people

that is actually exposed here.

And I think that if the federal government wanted to,

if they had the appetite for it,

they could probably indict him.

The Epstein files also show

how willing Epstein's associates were

to share private material

beyond financial information.

Andrew, Mt. Baton, Windsor,

the former Prince Andrew

is under investigation

for potentially sharing

confidential UK government reports

with Epstein.

So is former British diplomat Peter Mandelson.

And it's crazy to think

that over in the UK,

they've made arrests

and here in America,

these dudes are still running around

as part of the president's cabinet.

Talk about a national embarrassment hell,

international embarrassment.

Mt. Baton, Windsor has denied wrongdoing

in relation to his dealings with Epstein.

Mandelson has said he regretted

association with Epstein,

but neither man responded

to request for comment.

Trading wasn't the source

of most Epstein's wealth,

which came from advising billionaires,

likely on black,

and former Victoria's Secret Boss,

Les Wexner.

His estate was worth at least

$577 million,

including his private island,

and properties,

according to court papers filed

after Epstein's death.

He was arrested in 2019

on federal sex trafficking charges

and died while in custody.

And remember,

he had two islands,

not just one.

He had little St. James

and greater St. James.

Nikolich gates

longtime science advisor,

email Depp Steen

about foundation medicine

on molecular diagnostic testing company

in late 2012.

Around the time that gates

took a significant stake

in the startup.

At that time,

Nikolich, a physician

and investor,

advised gates on tens of millions

of dollars in investments,

in healthcare,

and biotech companies.

According to people familiar

with his work,

and documents he later shared,

with investors that were reviewed

by the journal.

Gates,

and his representatives received access

to confidential financial information

as a major early investor

in foundation medicine.

Nikolich, in turn,

sent documents

discussing the investment

to Epstein.

Of course, he did.

And Boris Nikolich,

is another guy

that was super close to Epstein?

That lied about how

close they were

for all these years.

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And he's still trying

to bullshit.

I'm sure that Jeffrey

Epstein

named you as an

executor of his

estate,

because he was just

throwing darts

at a dartboard

and your picture was

up there.

He shared material

non-public information

with Epstein.

Nick Litch told the

journal.

He said that the

foundation,

medicine material he

shared was public

or included

in the company's

prospectus.

If Epstein invested,

he did so on the

public market

when anybody could

invest.

Does anyone believe that?

We all know Epstein

was operating

at a different level

and he was using

information that he was

getting from people

like this

and this whole

entire class of people

does this.

We all engage

in insider trading,

including your

favorite congressman

or woman.

Meanwhile,

we have people

like Martha Stewart

going to prison

for doing the same

exact thing.

In July and August

of 2013,

Nick Litch

forwarded to Epstein

emails discussing

Gates' investment

in the startup

and attached some

documents about

information rights

and financial terms

of the investment.

Please see all

docs and let me know

questions ASAP

he wrote.

He found that time

Epstein was helping

Nick Litch

negotiate his

separation from

Gates' private

office.

Nick Litch said he

was authorized to share

the material

to negotiate his exit.

A spokesperson

for Gates didn't

respond to requests

for comment.

So again,

another person

Boris Nick Litch

who is

high profile

as hell

has a ton of money.

Why is he going

to Jeffrey Epstein

for advice?

And of course,

it's the same question

we have time and time

again.

And of course,

the same question

we have time and time

again.

It's a very important

and important

and important matter

and the same question

we have time and time

again.

The company is

going to a college

dropout to get all

this super important

financial advice.

How do you shove

that square

into the circle?

Today's

later,

Nick Litch

emailed Epstein.

Did you see

foundation medicine?

You probably

made around 30%

in the last two days.

The company is

coming in with a

foundation medicine

and told Epstein

that he expected

greatly increased

revenue.

FMI was doubling its

revenue for three

to four years

in a row

and will continue

according to

an April

2014 email.

And this is the

sort of thing

that's very damaging, right?

We have a paper

trail.

There is no

argument

you sent these emails,

you sent this

information,

and it also

proves to us

how much

closer you two were

than you

ever let on.

The conclusion

I come to,

like I have with

just about everybody

else in this story,

is that Boris

Nick Litch

is a liar.

In January

2015,

Swiss drug

giant Rocher

paid $50

a share

for roughly

a 56% stake

in foundation

medicine,

a 109% premium.

Well, isn't

that something?

The company

that makes roofies,

bought a company

that was

backed by Jeffrey

Epstein,

the irony

In July

of that year,

one of Epstein's

bankers emailed

about foundation

medicine, noting

that Epstein was

long, about

50,000 shares,

at an average

price, of about

2538.

It is unclear

when Epstein

purchased other shares,

or how long he

held on to his

stake.

In June

of 2018, Rocher

said it would

buy the remaining

shares in foundation

medicine,

at $137 a share.

No insider

could

buy the remaining

shares.

Epstein

just had a

feel for it.

He had a knack

for it.

In fact, he was

a mix of

Gordon

Gecko and Warren

Buffett.

Epstein also

invested in a

deedus

medicine,

a gene editing

company where

Nicoliche

served on the board

and Gates.

It was a

major investor

through the

Nicoliche

fund.

On February

31,

we purple

markets.

Weeks after the

public offering,

Epstein

purchased 3200 shares

of Editors

Ford 3193

piece.

Two days later,

Epstein

email nicoliche

referencing

Editors.

Nicoliche

responded,

so far so

great.

Epstein's

accountant emailed

Epstein

inançin

designer

which traded around $25 when Epstein died.

Well, I think the takeaway here is how deep Epstein was embedded when it comes to Wall Street

and how many inside information-type tips he was receiving and using for his own benefit.

One of Epstein's most valuable inside sources, according to the journal's review,

appeared to be Staley, who was the senior JP Morgan executive until 2013.

He had a close relationship with Epstein, and they exchanged hundreds of emails over the years, the final show.

Well, look, Staley was a lot more than Epstein's banker.

They were very, very close, and Jess Staley was somebody that was close enough to Epstein

that he was able to use the island when Epstein wasn't even there.

So that just shows you and tells you the kind of friendship that these two had.

Do you know anybody who's going to let you go to their island without them there, especially, and let you use it?

Somebody who doesn't consider you a friend? I find that very hard to believe.

In December of 2009, Staley shared with Epstein internal JP Morgan compensation deliberations,

including that 34 people were expected to earn more than 10 million that year,

and CEO Jamie Dimon's perspective on pay issues amid a public backlash.

Epstein in 2010 bought JP Morgan preferred stock, and its financial statement show he held it for years,

owning at least 5.7 million worth in early 2019.

Staley also sent Epstein insider information about other matters.

In 2010, the wealthy Pritzker clan was nearing the end of a process to split up the family empire

among warring cousins. It had planned to sell a chunk of the credit reporting agency Trans Union,

which the Pritzker is controlled. Thomas Pritzker, a senior family member,

who also was in close touch with Epstein, sent an April 10, 2010 email to Staley.

He was also incredibly accused of abusing Virginia.

They always like to leave that part out though, don't they?

Which is wild, considering they have no problem bringing it up when it has to with Prince Andrew.

Thomas Pritzker, a senior family member, who also was in close touch with Epstein,

sent an April 10, 2010 email to Staley.

Pritzker discussed a deal to sell 51% of a company to Madison Dearborn partners,

a private equity firm, while keeping 49% for the family and adding to my personal problem of cash accumulation.

Imagine having that kind of personal problem.

I wish I could accumulate cash like a Pritzker, but that's for them, for the rest of us.

We accumulate debt.

Shortly after Staley, whose bank JP Morgan was advising Madison Dearborn,

forwarded Pritzker's email to Epstein writing FYI.

Less than three weeks later, after Epstein got his private information,

Trans Union announced on April 29 that the Pritzkers were selling a 51% stake

to Madison Dearborn while retaining 49%.

A JP Morgan Chase spokesman said it wasn't aware of Staley sharing confidential information with Epstein

until after he left the bank.

Pritzker declined to comment as did Madison Dearborn.

Well, of course, they know they've been caught.

And they have no good answers for any of us.

And you know why that is?

Because there's no acceptable answer.

They all knew what Epstein was. They did not care.

Not one bit. And it's not even debatable at this point.

Barack, the former Israeli politician, met with Epstein dozens of times

and traveled to his private island.

In 2015, Barack invested in and later was named Chairman of Reporting in Israeli startup.

The Epstein files reveal that Epstein was much of the money behind Barack's $1.5 million investment.

In the technology company, Epstein later loaned $1 million to an entity

formed by Barack for the deal and later converted the loan into a partnership interest, the document show.

And look, there is no doubt the ties between Jeffrey Epstein and Ehud Barack.

These two were super close and they were involved in a whole host of business dealings together.

But does that make him a massage spy? It doesn't.

But I think it really slams the point home of just how connected Jeffrey Epstein was at home and abroad.

And when it comes to Barack, there's a whole host of reasons why Jeffrey Epstein would want to finance that.

And it's just another example of the parasitic nature of Jeffrey Epstein.

Every time you see one of these deals, he's latching on.

For a guy like Jeffrey Epstein, there was never enough, never enough money, never enough information to be had,

and certainly never enough the battery.

Epstein received a string of inside information about the company from Barack.

In January 2016, Barack sent an email to Epstein where he shared the minutes from a reporting board meeting.

The minutes show the board had authorized the CEO, the contact Venture Capitalist raised $10 million,

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In an email, the spokesperson for Brock's office said a reporting was a private, untreated company,

and that Epstein as an investor in a reporting through a partnership run by Brock was entitled to receive certain information.

All of Brock's business activities, including reporting, were conducted under careful legal advice and according to the law.

His spokesman said, reporting changed its name to Carbine in 2018 and later that year raised additional funds.

In 2020, the company said that Brock was stepping down from its board.

And that's because he was exposed as Epstein's buddy.

Not because Carbine wanted to, you know, have a better face on the company.

Wanted to do a better job.

They were outed, so they had to make a move.

Carbine was bought by taser stun gun maker Axon for 625 million in November of 2025.

It's unclear how long Epstein held the investment in the company.

Epstein was also an investor in Apollo where he got some confidential information from his close ties to black,

private equity firms, then CEO.

Epstein invested in Apollo's 2011 IPO and owned more than 250,000 shares, purchased out of cost, basis of about 5 million.

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Epstein knew black since the 90s and provided tax and estate planning advice to black from 2012 to 2017.

If you say so.

Who really believes that he was providing that kind of advice for Leon Black?

And if you do, maybe you should give your head a shake.

Because that's some ridiculous ass nonsense.

Epstein signed an agreement in 2013 to keep confidential any material he received in providing those services.

In March of 2015, Epstein received an email, more confidential material, non-public info from the finance chief of Black's family office.

The email projected among other things that Apollo's cash distribution equivalent to a dividend for the first quarter of 2015

would be about $0.34 per share.

When Apollo announced its quarterly earnings two months later, the cash distribution turned out to be $0.33 per share.

A spokesman for Black said Epstein provided tax and planning services for Black's family office and was given information about the holdings in Apollo for these purposes.

The value of Epstein's stake in Apollo as of February 2019, shortly before he died, was about $7.7 million, showing a gain of about $2.7 million.

Well, of course it was. Always a gain for people like this. Meanwhile, me and you, well, you already know.

So look, there's no doubt that Jeffrey Epstein was deeply embedded in Wall Street and the financial sector.

And there's no doubt in my mind anyway that not only was he embedded, not only was he welcomed with open arms, he was protected at all costs.

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