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Wall Street is not a meritocracy. But the market is. The market doesn't care who you are.
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A discount brokerage is not a lesser brokerage. It is an honest brokerage.
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I had to fight for everything I got. But I never asked for a seat at the table. I bought one.
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I came to New York with five hundred dollars and a car. I had no connections. I figured that out as I went.
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During my five years as Superintendent of Banking, not one New York bank failed. That is the record I am most proud of.