All characters and events in this book are made up. If some of them seem familiar, it’s because so many of us grew up playing the same games.

(Regarding a twenty-questions game:)

Did you know that the Russian composer Aram Katchaturian described his ‘Sabre Dance’ as no more than a button on the shirt on the body of his work? No? You’re not alone. Suppose my twenty-questions answer was that metaphorical button — would that be fair?

The opinions expressed in this book are not those of the author

The views expressed by Me are in no way endorsed by CBS any of its allied companies or in fact Me.

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The financial services industry has seen advertisers a little more hesitant to come online, but that's changed in the last six months with banks and trading platforms coming online as they see the competition doing it.