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February 01, 2010 at 02:00 AM
Ask a group of 10-year-olds what they want to do when they grow up and you’re likely to get answers like, “Play in the NBA,” or “Fly the space shuttle,” or “Be a movie star.” At that age, Ben Marks was already on the road to becoming a financial advisor.
“When I was 10 years old my father bought me 10 shares of General Mills stock,” he recalls, noting that he still owns those shares, which have split many times in the last three decades. “It sparked an interest in me that caused me to have an interest in the financial markets, which has always stuck with me.”
