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Welcome We’re happy you’re here. Please sit down, relax and enjoy some trivia before our seminar begins.

Financial Trivia { Al Capone } Who was the first American to make $100 million a year? { Al Capone }

Financial Trivia { Philadelphia } In what city was America’s first stock exchange located? { Philadelphia }

Financial Trivia { General Motors } What company was the first to earn $1 billion in one year? { General Motors }

{ 68 Wall Street under a Buttonwood Tree } Financial Trivia Where was the first location in New York City used by brokers to buy and sell stock? { 68 Wall Street under a Buttonwood Tree }

Financial Trivia Who was America’s first billionaire? { Henry Ford }

Financial Trivia What was the slowest trading day in New York Stock Exchange history? { March 16th, 1830 – only 31 shares traded for the day and you could have bought them all for $3,470.25 }

{ Ronald Reagan on March 28, 1985 } Financial Trivia Who was the first U.S. President in office to visit the New York Stock Exchange? { Ronald Reagan on March 28, 1985 }

Financial Trivia { Gunpowder } In what industry did the DuPonts make their original fortune? { Gunpowder }

Financial Trivia If you had 10 billion $1 notes and spent one every second of every day, it would take 317 years for you to go broke.

What is the largest antitrust penalty? Financial Trivia What is the largest antitrust penalty? { Ucar International Inc., the world’s leading maker of graphite electrodes, has agreed to pay a $110 million fine for price fixing }

Financial Trivia What happened to the Dow Jones Industrial Average during World War II? { It rallied from a low of 92.70 in early 1942 to 213.40 by the end of the war }

Financial Trivia The “fingers circle” gesture which is widely accepted in the U.S. as meaning “okay” has the meaning of “money” in Japan.

Financial Trivia { Delaware } What state is the corporate headquarters capital of the United States? { Delaware }

Financial Trivia { Automobiles } What product did Sears Roebuck market in the early 50’s under the brand name “Allstates”? { Automobiles }

Financial Trivia Nearly half of all retirement plan participants who change jobs fail to roll over their accounts. They take the dough instead, incurring unnecessary taxes and penalties for doing so.

Financial Trivia Who invented the all-purpose credit card? { Businessman Frank X. McNamara came up with the idea for The Diners’ Club in 1950, after being embarrassed at a New York restaurant by a forgotten wallet. American Express introduced their card in 1958.}

Financial Trivia What did the term “buck” originally refer to? { A deerskin, which was a common medium of exchange in frontier days. }

Financial Trivia In 1914, with the Model T successful, Henry Ford more than doubled the wages of his workers. Why? { So that they could afford to buy the product they were making. As a nice side effect, it dramatically reduced labor turnover.}

What Year Was It? The first experimental transmission of electronic television signals occurred. { 1927, by inventor Philo T. Farnsworth. He used 60 horizontal lines, a system that endured until HD was recently introduced.}

What Year Was It? Revlon was organized. By putting its products in department stores and drug stores, it altered the way women buy and use cosmetics. { 1932. }

What Year Was It? Xerox copiers were introduced. Xerography means “dry copying”, and it revolutionized the duplication of documents. { 1948. For 10 years, Chester Carlton tried to sell his invention. Business executives were convinced that carbon paper worked just fine! }

What Year Was It? The first IBM computer, the 701, was introduced. It consisted of 11 inter-connected machines, and was the first to be mass-produced. (A total of 19 were built.) { 1953 }

What Year Was It? Intel Corporation was founded, which became the leading firm in creation of electronic chips. { 1968 }

What Year Was It? The first eye mascara was introduced by T.L. Williams, when he saw his sister darken her lashes with a combination of coal dust and petroleum jelly. { 1917. The name “Maybelline” came from the names of his sister Mabel and “Vaseline.” }

{ 1976. The Apple I was not cheap. It sold for $666.66 !} What Year Was It? Apple Corporation was formed. Few believed that a computer designed for personal use had much of a future. { 1976. The Apple I was not cheap. It sold for $666.66 !}