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I was going to write your post word for word till I saw it.

"What motivated me?" A HUGE PILE OF CASH!

But really ain't nothing wrong with that. I worked in investment banking and the loot is a good thing.

I don't agreed that Morgan Stanley's tech would be old or boring though - banks typically spend big money on their systems. There would be some really interesting challenges and I'm guessing he'd be free to do whatever he feels like with no questions asked.

Good on him I say.