Kids in the Park
It was Christmas Eve, and Jon Farrow was walking on air on his way home from the office. There was a light snow flurry coming down, and it set the mood for what he expected to be a most memorable holiday season. He was presenting Christine Thornton with a $10,000 engagement ring, and it was definitely something that was going to impress her. Lots of her girlfriends had gotten married over the past few months with the biological clock ticking. They had shown her some impressive jewelry in the process, but Jon was not to be outdone.
He had an awesome year in the middle of the Great Recession, selling more stock than anyone at Powers and Wood, one of the fastest-growing brokerages in NYC. He had focused on alternative energy, selling more stock in windmill manufacturers and
