John Nuckel

DRIVE – The Volunteers Trilogy (Preview)

By John Nuckel | August 23, 2017

DRIVE â€“ The Volunteers Trilogy Episode One by JOHN NUCKEL â€œIt is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how a strong man stumbles or where…

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New York Times feature

By John Nuckel | November 25, 2016

New York Times feature â€“ Becoming the Sports Parent I Wished Iâ€™d Had By JOHN NUCKEL NOV. 25, 2016 My mother screamed at me from the bleachers only once. It was 39…

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It happened to be Music

By John Nuckel | September 13, 2016

Recently I was crying in a synagogue in Prague. It was the music that got to me. Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Played by four violins a cello and bass, accompanied…

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The Public Is Enforcing Wall Street’s Sentence

By John Nuckel | December 31, 2012

There are times when a confluence of events can bring clarity to seemingly complicated issues. I recently read an article in the leading business daily that somewhat smugly reported on…

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There’s Hope For The Lost Generation

By John Nuckel | November 21, 2012

The parking lot at the library was much like the Christmas season mayhem at the mall. The desperate search for power after Sandy kicked us in the teeth. The lot…

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The Integrity Of The Transaction

By John Nuckel | October 23, 2012

I hold in my hand a remarkable document. It’s a printout of a purchase. Detailed, itemized and precise. The prices on the document are exactly as stated on the corresponding…

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Every Financial Advisor Has Failed Its Clients In Some Way

By John Nuckel | September 19, 2012

“All I have to do is make the financial investments myself.” These were the words of a potential client. A successful professional, he went to a business planning company to…

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The Canary Who Couldn’t Fly

By John Nuckel | Mar 2, 2022

Did Jeffrey Epstein killed himself? He knew bad things about very important people. He rubbed elbows with royalty, business leaders ...

History is Current Events in the Past.

By John Nuckel | Oct 13, 2021

The FBI spread disinformation through the media. White nationalists were marching in the streets. Men were spotted wearing clothing showing ...

Heroes

By John Nuckel | Sep 8, 2021

My first hero was Bud Harrelson the Mets shortstop. I played the same position in little league and wore his ...

Going into business with Meyer Lansky

By John Nuckel | Jul 20, 2021

DA Thomas Dewey smiled. This time it had an ominous effect. “I want to be sure you understand what it ...

The Harlem Hellfighters

By John Nuckel | Aug 14, 2020

Photo: Some of the men of the 369th (15th N.Y.) who won the Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action.â€ Left to ...

Game Six

By John Nuckel | Jul 31, 2020

A recent episode of the new show â€œThis is Usâ€ focused on the familyâ€™s tradition of rooting for the Pittsburg ...

Drive audiobook – sneak peek!

By John Nuckel | Jun 10, 2020

Iâ€™m very excited to share the news that my Drive, the first book in my Volunteers series, is being turned into ...

Launch of Harlem Rhapsody

By John Nuckel | May 28, 2020

On May 26, 2020, the Historical Novel Society hosted the Facebook Live launch of event of my latest book, Harlem Rhapsody. ...

Nine Shiny Dimes

By John Nuckel | Jan 27, 2020

I’ve been in the financial industry for 37 years. I’ve screamed in the trading pits and presented financial plans in ...

I don’t care!!

By John Nuckel | Dec 17, 2019

Those words were the beginning of the end to my career on Wall Street. It was the first time I ...

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