Easy riches in crypto currency, high flying stock, condo flipping, and dotcom stocks (i.e., 2017, 2013, 2005, 1999, respectively) will always have appeal, and there will never be a shortage of media shows discussing (in hindsight) the “success” stories of such “easy riches.” There will never be a shortage of paid salespeople promising more of the same.

David Bahnsen, The Case for Dividend Growth, 49.