The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.
— William Shakespeare, As You Like It
The financial world is full of costly nonsense. From overpriced products to folly to outright scams, the cost to investors and society is colossal. Parody, it seems, is the best way to deflate Wall Street’s respectable humbug.
And so, every April 1st, The Motley Fool orchestrates an April Fool’s stunt. Whimsical, incompetent, or vaguely nefarious, our hoaxes illuminate and debunk the many farces of finance.