Jeff Greene
Jeff Greene
Jeff Greeneis an American real estate entrepreneur. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was a candidate in the 2010 Senate election primaries in Florida...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth10 December 1954
CountryUnited States of America
remember voted wish
I can't remember in 1980 who I voted for. I wish I could tell you.
huge
I've got a huge, huge position in mortgage-backed securities. I started accumulating them in 2009, when the market was really down and things were really scary.
islands
When you're on a boat, you're going to little islands and stuff. It's not a partying kind of thing.
florida pay people spend
When I get to Washington, the people of Florida are going to know I'm not going to spend my first year having fundraisers to pay off a campaign debt.
america believe elect
It is kind of a problem in America that so many Americans believe if they elect a different president, everything is going to be fine.
benefits dangers default exist jobs understand
I was able to use credit default swaps to protect not only my investments but the hundreds of jobs that exist because of my investment. I understand the dangers of credit default swaps and the benefits of credit default swaps.
home leave
My wife and I, we don't leave the house; we have dinner at home.
banks loans people
If there were not derivatives, there would be no bank loans at all today, because people want to get fixed-rate 30-year loans, but banks don't want to keep 30-year loans on their books.
money
I tend to be pretty conservative in the way I spend money.
interest message money penny spend takes whatever
I'll spend whatever it takes to get my message out and to be competitive with these career politicians. I'm not going to take a penny of special interest money.
bad palm wants
I live in Palm Beach, where no one wants to hear bad news.
I'm a trader. Under the right circumstances, I'd consider a new boat. I'm not ruling it out.
anyone money success
I had all this success and made all this money, but I didn't have anyone to share it with.
catch great money
In real estate, you make 10% of your money because you're a genius and 90% because you catch a great wave.