Al Adan

In the back corner of the room where I meet with clients, there are two old fishing rods. They're not mine; well, I guess they are now. It's evident they were well loved and well used. They've been in the corner now for almost a decade. I see them every day.

Those fishing rods belonged to a client. His widow gave them to me.

Some years ago, when he got his diagnosis – terminal cancer – he asked to visit with me. We went over his portfolio item by item. He asked good questions, and I was impressed with his attention to...