Greed means they had a strong desire for something. It has nothing to do with success. It is just that when they fail and ask why, people say their greed was th

Greed means they had a strong desire for something. It has nothing to do with success. It is just that when they fail and ask why, people say their greed was their downfall. In otherwords look within themselves. Their strong desire for something overrode any critical thinking of the other risks involved. And if they succeed they will of course gloat about how great a investor they are.