Case files on fortunes & collapses
Every fortune has a mechanism. We audit it.
Saks Fifth Avenue
Neiman Marcus
Bergdorf Goodman
Eddie Bauer
Authentic Brands Group
Mercor
Surge AI
Amazon
Chanel
Meta
Case files
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The method
How an audit works
Every episode follows the same three steps, so you can judge the work, not just the conclusion.
Trace the mechanism
The deal, the business model, the machine behind the headline number.
Pull the paper trail
Filings, court records and public reporting. Every source is listed.
Issue the verdict
A formal opinion, graded the way a real auditor would.
The verdict scale
Four possible outcomes
Borrowed from real audit opinions. Every case file gets one.
The fortune holds up. The books match the story.
Real success, with real caveats.
The numbers don't support the narrative.
Serious doubt it survives.
Red flags
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The auditor
“Money stories get told as legends or scandals. The truth is usually in the filings.”
Behind every headline number is a deal structure, a debt load, and usually one decision that made or broke everything. Fortunes Audited brings an auditor's discipline to the biggest fortunes and collapses in business: does the story match the records?
No hype, no rumors. Trace the mechanism, check the paper trail, issue a verdict.
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Who should we audit next?
Suggest a billionaire, a company or a deal. Point us to a filing, lawsuit or article and it might become the next case file.