Financial advisers starring on the big screen
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George Bailey in “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946)
Community banker George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) loses his account holders’ money, turning him suicidal, until an angel is sent from heaven to show him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
“Where's that money, you silly stupid old fool? Where's that money? Do you realize what this means? It means bankruptcy and scandal and prison! That's what it means! One of us is going to jail. Well, it's not gonna be me!” – George Bailey
InvestmentNews assessment: The world may be a better place with George Bailey in it, but “Bailey Building and Loan” would be a better bank if forgetful Uncle Billy wasn’t handling deposits.