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John Pierpont Inclusion

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My boy is doing so well financially, I decided it was time he establish a relationship at the private banking level. After all, there’s only so much I can do to advise him, and I’d like to get some professional financial guidance into his life. We thus had a meeting with the Chase team, got all squared away, and were handed some welcoming literature when we left.

Given the target market for Chase/JP Morgan Private Banking, you’d think these little booklets would have images for garrulous gentlemen sipping scotch, smoking cigars, and having a grand old rich man’s time.

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