Money Monster (2016)
Family man Kyle trusted the advice of a TV finance guru – and gambled away his fortune in the process. Frustrated, he storms the TV studio and threatens to kill the host if his shares don't recover.
We think: this bitingly cynical finance-and-media thriller starring George Clooney portrays with frightening realism how stock-market gurus play with investors' dreams. The film makes it clear: prophecies and bets on future events have no place in investing. The markets cannot be predicted.
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
In a much-praised performance, Leonardo DiCaprio brings the life of the up-and-coming financial juggler Jordan Belfort to the screen. While success goes to the head of the stock market's rising star, DiCaprio keeps his feet on the ground – and two years later picks up the Oscar for The Revenant.
We think: this rousing story about a stock-market empire built on shaky foundations shows what the equity markets must have been like in the 1980s. It was all about the banker's profit. A modern solution built on independent advice puts an end to that. Our clients pay a fee of 0.48 percent p.a. of their invested volume, and that's it. No commissions, no front-end loads, no traps or tricks of any kind.
Trading Places (1983)
Privileged yuppie and stockbroker Louis Winthorpe III and penniless street hustler Billy Ray Valentine suddenly find themselves in swapped roles – all because of a bet between two millionaires.
We think: a buoyant role-reversal comedy with Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd. In reality, this scenario will rarely play out – pure Hollywood, in other words. More popcorn, please!
