Trading places
The prostitute in this iconic β80s film was already surprisingly rich. A few minor adjustments to her portfolio would have tripled her net worth by retirement.
In the 1983 filmΒ Trading Places, Ophelia, a prostitute played by Jamie Lee Curtis, tells Louis, a financier played by Dan Aykroyd, that she has $42,000 in βT-bills earning interest.β Thatβs a surprisingly chunky sum for a working girl in down-and-out β80s Philadelphia. In fact, given her sizeable net woβ¦
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