…"You could check our financials." Man says, "I'm pretty sure your financials are as fraudulent as ours." Dilbert says, "Good point. Maybe we could ask trusted third parties to vouch for us." Dilbert says, "Do you trust any third parties?" Man says, "Not since my financialadvisor put my retirement savings…
Dogbert the financialadvisor Dogbert says, "You should invest all of your money in diseased livestock." Dogbert says, "It would be unwise to invest in just one sick cow, but if you aggregate a bunch of them together, the risk goes away." Dogbert says, "It's called math." The Boss says, "Suddenly I feel…
Financialadvisor "You've made a lot of money as a demotivational speaker." "I recommend allocating 2% of it to me, and 98% to things that sound good if you don't look into them too closely." "How about a managed stock fund with high churn and a big front-end load?" "Sounds good."
Dogbert says to a prospective client, "Here's a picture of you living in a dumpster in twenty years." Dogbert continues, "But if you invest in the 'Dogbert Deferred Income Fund' take a look at what you could own someday!!" The client says, "I could own a mansion?!!" Dogbert says, "You could own a…
A prospective client sits across from Dogbert's desk. Dogbert says, "Stocks . . . annuities . . . derivatives . . . capital gains tax . . ." Dogbert shouts, "It's all too confusing for you!! Give me all your money now or you'll die a pauper!! Now! Now!! Before interest rates fall!! As he signs a…
Dilbert sits on a pillow on the floor working on his laptop. Dogbert tells him, "I'm going into business as a financialadvisor." Dilbert says, "Sounds hard." Dogbert says, "It's easy. I'll tell all my clients to invest in the 'Dogbert Deferred Earnings Fund.'" Dilbert asks, "Isn't that a conflict of…