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I came away with a couple of things after reading this article. One was that it was nice to know that there are principled people out there on Wall Street who are willing to place their conscience ahead of their own interests and be willing to resign if necessary in order to protest a corporate culture willing to mistreat their customers for the sake of a dollar (as did Mr. Smith). The second is that the real way to create long-term wealth for any business is by exercising the time-tested principles such as the one mentioned in the article- integrity, a spirit of humility, teamwork and always doing right by your clients.