Thursday, April 27, 2006

An Offer He Can Refuse

A former Merrill Lynch customer named Rand Groves plays a prominent role in my book, as an example of the kind of agony investors face if they have a serious dispute with a brokerage firm. As explained in the Introduction, available on my website, Rand feels he was.... well, suffice to say that he is no fan of Merrill.

Today Rand sent me a copy of an invitation that he just received for a retirement seminar -- from Merrill, naturally. It is being held at a restaurant in Trenton called "Rat's." Really.

It's a tempting invitation, as you can imagine, but Rand isn't going.

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Wall Street Versus America was published by Penguin USA on April 6.
Click here for its Amazon.com listing and here for more information on the book, from my web site.

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