So I gathered all my stock options, monthly investing statements and every other financial document I thought might be of importance and headed into the office.
But, when is the last time you thought about or discussed the importance of liberty, the second of the three unalienable rights the authors of the Declaration of Independence included in that oft-quoted sentence.
Given the importance of the position, one would assume that some serious thought would have gone into the question of what training or experience prepares a person to be a credible investor protection advocate.
"Sometimes it seemed like the taste of the alcohol was too strong but then I thought the barmen had simply poured out too much whiskey and I did not attach any importance to it, " she said.