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A whole generation of Americans will retire in poverty instead of prosperity, because they simply are not preparing for retirement now.

~ Scott Cook

American Because Generation Instead Now Poverty Preparing Prosperity Retire Retirement Simply Whole Will

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Be dramatically willing to focus on the customer at all costs, even at the cost of obsoleting your own stuff.

~ Scott Cook

Cost Costs Customer Dramatically Even Focus Own Stuff Willing Your

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Before 1980, it was basically illegal for U.S. banks to invent new products.

~ Scott Cook

Banks Basically Before Illegal Invent New New Products Products

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Even some of the greatest technology-led revolutions, or allegedly technology-led, really were only made possible because of trends already present.

~ Scott Cook

Because Even Greatest Made Only Possible Present Really Revolutions Some Trends Were

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Even the once simple home mortgage now has so many flavors and styles and variations that it is difficult for people to make a decision.

~ Scott Cook

Decision Difficult Even Flavors Home Make Many Mortgage Now Once People Simple Styles Variations

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Fifty years ago wealth was stored and transmitted physically through gold bars, stock certificates, bank notes, and coins.

~ Scott Cook

Bank Bars Fifty Gold Notes Physically Stock Stored Through Transmitted Wealth Years Years Ago

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Mutual funds were created to make investing easy, so consumers wouldn't have to be burdened with picking individual stocks.

~ Scott Cook

Burdened Consumers Created Easy Funds Individual Investing Make Mutual Mutual Funds Picking Stocks Were

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People don't place their trust in government or company pension plans; they have to be self-reliant.

~ Scott Cook

Company Government Pension People Place Plans Trust

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QuickBooks - the very fact that we could even dream to make something in the business arena, and that it would then succeed - was a total revolution to me.

~ Scott Cook

Arena Business Could Dream Even Fact Make Me Revolution Something Succeed Then Total Very Would

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So I think instead of focusing on the competition, focus on the customer.

~ Scott Cook

Competition Customer Focus Focusing I Think Instead Think

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Subsequent to the original Quicken, the whole idea that we, as a consumer products company, could actually make business products, that was a whole revolution in our thinking.

~ Scott Cook

Actually Business Company Consumer Could Idea Make Original Our Products Revolution Subsequent Thinking Whole

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Technology is similarly just a catalyst at times for fundamental forces already present.

~ Scott Cook

Catalyst Forces Fundamental Just Present Similarly Technology Times

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The changing nature of money is only one facet of the financial services revolution.

~ Scott Cook

Changing Facet Financial Financial Services Money Nature Only Revolution Services

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The current institutionally provided retirement plans will not cover people's needs upon retirement.

~ Scott Cook

Cover Current Needs People Plans Provided Retirement Will

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Thirty to 40 years ago, most financial decisions were fairly simple.

~ Scott Cook

Decisions Fairly Financial Most Simple Thirty Were Years Years Ago

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Today more people believe in UFOs than believe that Social Security will take care of their retirement.

~ Scott Cook

Believe Care More More People People Retirement Security Social Social Security Take Take Care Than Today Will

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We're still in the first minutes of the first day of the Internet revolution.

~ Scott Cook

Day First Internet Minutes Revolution Still

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Well, today people have to be self-reliant if they want a secure retirement income.

~ Scott Cook

Income People Retirement Retirement Income Secure Secure Retirement Today Want Well

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A lot of companies have teams, but they are not really independent. They still have to get stuff approved by the boss. You have to change how and where decisions are made. If the hierarchy makes the decision, it will be based on politics.

~ Scott Cook

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As you grow as a company, you get layers and hierarchy that, in theory, should make your decisions a lot better. They get reviewed, and thoughtful people look at decision.

~ Scott Cook

Better Company Decision Decisions Get Grow Hierarchy Layers Look Lot Make People Reviewed Should Theory Thoughtful Thoughtful People You Your

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