<p>Here’s something I found scary. From the article:</p>
<p>“Like most financial stories, this one is personal. It starts with me getting into the financial services industry more or less by accident. I answered an ad in 1995 that I thought was for a job related to “security” (as in security guard) but was in fact related to “securities.” That’s how little I knew about the stock market.”</p>
<p>Here’s a guy who originally confused “security” with “securities” - and in 4 years he was a certified financial planner working at Merrill Lynch.</p>