The Columbian cartel, the mafia and financial advisers may seem unusual parties to compare, writes Hannah Godfrey, but common ground can be found in the form of life-long liabilities
In the third instalment of The Godfather series, Al Pacino's Michael Corleone wants out of the family business. In his journey to become legitimate, Corleone is about to do a deal that will take him away from a life of crime - but of course, leaving the mafia is no easy feat, and, expressing fear he will never earn an honest living, Corleone says: "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in." Such a quote is an apt way to describe a situation faced by former Openwork adviser Darren Wilkes. Wilkes left the world of financial advice in 2011 and is now a Bolton-based property deve...
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