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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) says it has found the biggest ever "suckers" list of potential targets for share fraudsters. The regulator is writing to more than 38,000 people whose names, addresses and telephone numbers are on the list. They are being warned that their details are still being passed around, so they could be contacted at any time. The information is bought and sold by "boiler rooms", teams of bogus dealers who try to sell worthless shares.

"Gunning not just for personal triumph for yourself but for durable achievement to be proud of for life is the difference between winning things and leadership. It is the difference between nationalism and patriotism. It is the difference between running for office and devoting yourself to public service. It's agreeing that you are part of something, taking as your baseline that you will not seek to reach your own goals by stepping on the neck of your community."

“Try not to obsess over implementation until you really understand the problem,”