Some called him “Uncle Bernie,” others barely knew his name. But collectively, Bernard L. Madoff’s thousands of victims world-wide saw billions of dollars in savings—retirement money, college funds; in many cases the rewards of a life’s work—vanish on the morning of Dec. 11, 2008. Five years since the biggest financial fraud in history was revealed, many of Mr. Madoff’s investors say moving on is impossible. Their lives are now cleaved into two parts—before Madoff and after. Many have endured divorce and despair but some have also shown remarkable resilience and profess to have gained new perspectives on life. More in the Wall Street Journal here.
