Financial advisers starring on the big screen
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Seth Davis in “Boiler Room” (2000)
College dropout Seth Davis (Giovanni Ribisi) tries to live up to his father's high standards by succeeding as a stockbroker at a seedy suburban investment firm.
“I just called a broker friend of mine that works at another firm and had him pick me up 50,000 shares under my sister-in-law's name. I'm going to put all my kids through college with this stock. I have a thousand more phone calls to make because I have to call every one of my clients and give them the same opportunity.” — Seth Davis
InvestmentNews assessment: Hang up the phone. Just hang it up.