1. President of the largest steel company?
2. President of the largest gas company?
3. President of the New York Stock Exchange?
4. Great wheat speculator?
5. President of the Bank International Settlement?
6. Great Bear of Wall Street?
Now, these men should have been considered some of the world's
most successful men. At least, they found the secret of making bundles
of money. Almost 80 years later, the history book asks us, do we
know what actually became of these men?
ANSWERS:
1. The president of the largest steel company, Charles Schwab,died
a pauper
2. The president of the largest gas company, Edward Hopson, went
insane.
3. The president of the NYSE, Richard Whitney, was released from
prison to die at home.
4. The greatest wheat speculator, Arthur Cooger, died abroad. Penniless.
5. The president of the Bank of International Settlement,shot himself.
6. The Great Bear of Wall Street, Cosabee Livemore, committed suicide.
However, in that same year, 1923, the winner of the most important golf championship, Gene Sarazan, won both the U.S. Open and PGA Championship.
What became of him, you ask?
Well, he played golf until he was 92, died in 1999 at the age of 95, AND was extremely financially secure at the time of his death.
CONCLUSION:
STOP WORRYING ABOUT BUSINESS AND OTHER BULLSHIT AND START PLAYING GOLF!
