» Posted by Martin Weil on January 07, 2008

A private banker told me last year about a New York real-estate magnate who asked his 11-year-old daughter what she wanted for her birthday.

Her answer: a ride on an American Airlines plane.

"But we have our own jet," the magnate replied.

"I know, but I want to ride on a big plane with other people," she said. "I want to see what an airport looks like on the inside."

From The Wealth Report

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