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Endorsements
What financial professionals, industry voices, and readers are saying about Barry James Dyke's uncompromising examination of Wall Street, private equity and America's retirement system.
“Black Eyes for BlackRock is a must read for hard working Americans who really want to know what is going on with their financial future.”
Hal Chorney
Founder of The Money School of Boston, Inc.
“Wonderful. Well written. Easy read. When looking at commercial real estate and the vacancies, it's become evident”.
Gary Sund
Intra-Family Lending
“Great Job Barry!!”
Ludovic Phalippou
Professor of Financial Economics
University of Oxford, Said Business School, Oxford, U.K.
What readers are saying
“As you know I have been totally impressed by your books. They are amazing works. Your impact on the financial community has been needed for so many years. Black Eyes for BlackRock is an amazing book. I want to take my money and put it into a safe deposit box. Incredible work.“
Robert Castiglione
Founder, Leap Systems
“I have known Barry for many years, and his research about the retirement income problem in the U.S. is outstanding. He digs for the details and exposes risks that many are unaware of and others want to hide.”
David M. Walker
Former Comptroller General of the United States, Head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office
“Barry Dyke’s analysis and criticism of investing 401(k) retirement income in PE, private credit and crypto is spot on. Drawing on the example of BlackRock, he drives home the point that it doesn’t make sense to have asset managers gambling with workers’ retirement savings. Dyke also provides a clear and compelling discussion of a role for annuities in retirement planning, noting that providing income for life is the most important goal of a retirement plan.”
Eileen Appelbaum
Coauthor of “Private Equity at Work: When Wall Street Manages Main Street” and “Healthcare in the Age of Finance Capital: Public Funds for Private Gain
“Barry Dyke is a colleague and friend from whom I have learned much. He is a thinker and a doer. For years now, he has been a digger…digging deeply into tedious but exceedingly important patterns of abusive behavior by private equity and other financial institutions. His latest book, Black Eyes for Blackrock, delivers to the reader, on a platter, the results of years of his poring over data so the reader doesn’t have to. Everyone needs to know what’s going on out there, but they don’t have the time or energy to dig it out. Barry Dyke took the time, and Black Eyes for Blackrock proves it.”
Thomas D Gober
CFE
“It appears a great collapse is coming. I mean the loss of the American Dream. Greed, corruption, and self-interest are the culprits. Also, faith in God is plummeting. The main thing that is happening to the young folks is the public education system. I pray as I know you do for a realization. Thank you for writing Black Eyes for BlackRock. It should be required reading for all of those in the financial services business.”
John Tortorice
Former managing director
“Barry Dyke is one of the most thorough researchers that I have ever seen. His books are amazing and well worth the read. He makes the information easy to understand. After watching the stock market crashes and my investments take a beating a few times, I knew that something was wrong. I knew that the big banks and investment firms were preying on us. Barry tells you exactly what they are doing.”
Kathy Bourassa
Raymond, NH
“Barry Dyke has done some of the most important research in regard to private equity and how it is affecting our entire retirement system. From a research and information perspective, Barry is a ten out of ten. When I think of Barry, I think of him who has a true heart for truth, and do the right thing. And his way of fighting back is through communicating and research. He will uncover information all of us need to know and get us to ask more questions. Thanks again for the impact you have made in my life.”
Caleb Guilliams
Founder of BetterWealth
“As with all your books, I learn a lot and take notes in the columns. It is, as always, very well researched and written and organized in an understandable format. I particularly liked the appendix where you explain annuities to the uninformed. Larry Fink and his ilk are so corrupt and dirty I felt the need to take a shower after reading a chapter.”
Steve Gallas
Retired corporate pilot
“Barry is the real thing – someone who cares about the truth and understands almost every scam in the Wall Street playbook! If you want to know the facts, read Barry’s work. It is chock full of well-researched information and honest descriptions!”
Steve Church
Piscataqua Research
“Excellent inside view of private equity and the things that no one in private equity, government, and pensions discusses publicly. A must read and entertaining while all material is factually supported”.
Jeff Pesarik
Property and Construction Management
“I just finished reading your latest expose on the evils of private equity: Black Eyes For Blackrock and I am ever so grateful for your fearless research. BlackRock is revving its engine to win the race so they can suck out management fees, IMA fees, servicing fees and anything else they can squeeze pass regulators who are either complicit or asleep at the wheel. I fear that it is going to take a colossal financial crisis for regulators to ban the sick game of Jenga they are playing with retirement security. Keep shining the good light on the bad practices and maybe the cockroaches will get tired of stealing from Americas greatest generation and taxing their legacy. Authors like you provide a glimmer of hope in moments of darkness. Never give up!”
Edward S. Stone, Esq,
Edward Stone Law P.C.
The book Wall Street doesn't want you to read.
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