“Why should a financial engineer be paid four times to 100 times more...” – Andrew Sheng, Inside Job ... Movie Quotes Database

Andrew Sheng

Why should a financial engineer be paid four times to 100 times more than a real engineer? A real engineer build bridges. A financial engineer build dreams. And, you know, when those dreams turn out to be nightmares, other people pay for it

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