"Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see farther."

Charles E. Merrill (1885 - 1956)
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About Charles E. Merrill

Charles E. Merrill was an American investment banker and co-founder of the prominent investment firm Merrill Lynch & Co. He was born in 1885 in Green Cove Springs, Florida, and studied at Amherst College. Merrill played a crucial role in revolutionizing the stock market by popularizing the concept of individual investors. He believed that everyone should have access to the stock market, not just the wealthy elite, and worked to make investing more accessible to the general public.

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