Daisy Alexander
Dear Client,
On June 20, 1937, standing on the banks of the Thames in London, Daisy Alexander carefully rolled a tiny slip of paper with a short message and placed it in an empty whiskey bottle, replaced the cork and tossed it into the slow-moving water.
The message in a bottle could have gotten trapped under a dock or scooped up by a curious fisherman, but it didn’t. It was swept out into the North Sea and currents carried it north past the Netherlands and the rugged coast of Norway into the Barents Sea. Season after season, the little vessel froze and thawed and floated and froze and thawed and floated east along the Arctic Circle passing far north of the Soviet Union. The message finally slipped into warmer waters through the Bering Strait between Siberia and Alaska. Drifting south through the North Pacific and ultimately along the California coast, the twelve-year, 12,000-mile journey ended in the San Francisco Bay.
On March 16, 1949, Jack Wurm was wandering a deserted San Francisco beach and happened upon an interesting, half-buried bottle in the sand. He noticed something inside the cloudy glass. He busted it open on a rock and discovered a message scribed more than a decade earlier.
“To avoid all confusion [sic] I leave my entire estate to the lucky person who finds this bottle and to my attorney, Barry Cohen, share and share alike.” — Daisy Alexander - June 20, 1937
This was the Last Will and Testament of, Daisy Alexander, heiress to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune. Daisy passed from natural causes at the age of 80 in 1939.
A couple of things come to mind upon learning about this fantastic story.
- Take a look at your beneficiary designations and legacy planning.
- Be a little nicer to your crazy, whiskey-drinking aunt Daisy this Thanksgiving.
- Don’t ever write your will after drinking an entire bottle of whiskey.
You might even prepare a special dish for Daisy – like the family hummus recipe I have enclosed. If you make this once, you may never buy Sabra hummus again.
I am thankful for you, my friends and clients, the confidence you place in us. Thank you for the opportunity to make a difference for you and your family.
I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving and be nice to your aunt Daisy and your inner-Daisy too.
Thank you,
Brandon Hatton on behalf of HATTON INVESTMENTS
President, Chief Investment Officer
Hatton Investments, Inc. is a registered investment advisor. This material is being provided for educational and information purposes only and is not to be considered investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any investment. Hatton Investments renders investment advice on a personalized basis after gaining all relevant client information. This content is at a period in time and is subject to change without notice. There is no guarantee that any statements, opinions, or forecasts provided herein will prove to be correct. Past performance may not be indicative of future results. Investing involves risk and you may incur a profit or loss regardless of strategy selected, including diversification and asset allocation. Hatton Investments does not offer tax or legal advice. You should discuss any tax or legal matters with the appropriate professional.
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Dear Client,
On June 20, 1937, standing on the banks of the Thames in London, Daisy Alexander carefully rolled a tiny slip of paper with a short message and placed it in an empty whiskey bottle, replaced the cork and tossed it into the slow-moving water.
The message in a bottle could have gotten trapped under a dock or scooped up by a curious fisherman, but it didn’t. It was swept out into the North Sea and currents carried it north past the Netherlands and the rugged coast of Norway into the Barents Sea. Season after season, the little vessel froze and thawed and floated and froze and thawed and floated east along the Arctic Circle passing far north of the Soviet Union. The message finally slipped into warmer waters through the Bering Strait between Siberia and Alaska. Drifting south through the North Pacific and ultimately along the California coast, the twelve-year, 12,000-mile journey ended in the San Francisco Bay.
On March 16, 1949, Jack Wurm was wandering a deserted San Francisco beach and happened upon an interesting, half-buried bottle in the sand. He noticed something inside the cloudy glass. He busted it open on a rock and discovered a message scribed more than a decade earlier.
“To avoid all confusion [sic] I leave my entire estate to the lucky person who finds this bottle and to my attorney, Barry Cohen, share and share alike.” — Daisy Alexander - June 20, 1937
This was the Last Will and Testament of, Daisy Alexander, heiress to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune. Daisy passed from natural causes at the age of 80 in 1939.
A couple of things come to mind upon learning about this fantastic story.
- Take a look at your beneficiary designations and legacy planning.
- Be a little nicer to your crazy, whiskey-drinking aunt Daisy this Thanksgiving.
- Don’t ever write your will after drinking an entire bottle of whiskey.
You might even prepare a special dish for Daisy – like the family hummus recipe I have enclosed. If you make this once, you may never buy Sabra hummus again.
I am thankful for you, my friends and clients, the confidence you place in us. Thank you for the opportunity to make a difference for you and your family.
I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving and be nice to your aunt Daisy and your inner-Daisy too.
Thank you,
Brandon Hatton on behalf of HATTON INVESTMENTS
President, Chief Investment Officer
Hatton Investments, Inc. is a registered investment advisor. This material is being provided for educational and information purposes only and is not to be considered investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any investment. Hatton Investments renders investment advice on a personalized basis after gaining all relevant client information. This content is at a period in time and is subject to change without notice. There is no guarantee that any statements, opinions, or forecasts provided herein will prove to be correct. Past performance may not be indicative of future results. Investing involves risk and you may incur a profit or loss regardless of strategy selected, including diversification and asset allocation. Hatton Investments does not offer tax or legal advice. You should discuss any tax or legal matters with the appropriate professional.
