On the breasts of a barmaid at Yale
Tattooed were the prices of ale
And on her behind
For the sake of the blind
Were the same prices listed in Braille
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The divergence between your interests and the interests of those who would sell you financial products is pervasive.
One of the oldest anecdotes in the financial world tells of a visitor to Newport, Rhode Island, weekend home of American plutocrats,
who is shown the symbols of the wealth of financial titans. There is Mr Morgan's yacht, and there is Mr Mellon's yacht.
But, he asks, where are the customers's yachts?
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