(Note to reader: This is the actual story as created and told by Glenn Harrington of the Harrington Newsletter Company. Other renditions of this story are in circulation, especially in Western Canada. This is the original.)
Lynne and Dave are two successful retail investment advisors, both of whom used a Harrington newsletter, and one of whom remains a successful investment advisor.
Lynne issued a Harrington newsletter for five bull-market years, then stopped it when the stock market turned in a bear run. She retired a few months later. Daves story has a rebound, but not of the stock market. He really found the source of resilience in client relationships heart.
The Story of Lynne and Dave is a story of differing approaches or philosophies about newsletters and client relationships. It also reflects how people’s characters show in their businesses. Im a strong believer that its rewarding to let your character shine through in business even if some people dont take to your true colours. We’ll see, at the end of this story, what conclusions Lynne and Dave might have drawn.
When Lynne signed up with Glenn Harrington, she was a...