Franzese has another unusual qualification for giving advice: he's still alive. He noted that out of the 50 bosses on the Fortune list, 44 are now dead and three are doing life in prison without parole. He's believed to be the only surviving high-ranking member of a major crime family to publicly walk away and refuse protective custody.
That's a selling point to the reliability of Franzese's financial advice, and to his exceptional clarity of thought and judgement in a crisis situation.
