And in entertainment news...

A reputable media source reported that one Mohammed Islam, a 17 year old high school kid from New York City, made $72 million trading stocks. (It has since been established to be a heap of lies.)

It's the kind of story you would click on just because it's so ridiculous, and because a small part of you wishes was true, to renew the faith you have in your big dreams when you embarked on this financial quest.

He's not even the first fraudster in recent news. At least he had no investor money at stake. Remember Alex Hope of London, the forex hotshot who spent £2m of investor money living the high life, whom as it turns out was actually just a fat underachieving catering manager?

How about Jordan Belfort, the Wolf of Wall Street? Bernie Madoff?

People want to suspend their realities and believe ......