Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 14th October 1997

Dilbert//3104, first published 29 years ago on Tuesday 14th October 1997

Dilbert cartoon for Tuesday 14th October 1997

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dogbert mutual fund past performance no indication future perfromance strategy entire investment personal expenses talking to wall

Official transcript

Dogbert sits behind a large desk. He says to a potential investor, "As you know, past performance is no indication of future performance."

Dogbert continues, "So my strategy is to use your entire investment for my personal expenses and see what happens."

The investor says, "Has that strategy ever worked before?"

Dogbert says, "Geez, it's like I'm talking to a wall here."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE DOGBERT MUTUAL FUND AS YOU KNOW, PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO INDICATION OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE.

SO MY STRATEGY IS TO USE YOUR ENTIRE INVESTMENT FOR MY PERSONAL EXPENSES AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

HAS THAT STRATEGY EVER WORKED BEFORE?

GEEZ, IT'S LIKE I'M TALKING TO A WALL HERE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this 'Dilbert' comic strip is 'The Dogbert Mutual Fund'.

Panel 1 Dogbert, the CEO of the Dogbert Mutual Fund, is addressing his investors. He states, "As you know, past performance is no indication of future performance."

Panel 2 He continues, "So my strategy is to use your entire investment for my personal expenses and see what happens."

Panel 3 An investor asks, "Has that strategy ever worked before?"

Panel 4 Dogbert replies, "Geez, it's like I'm talking to a wall here."

The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the investment industry and the tactics used by some investment managers to attract investors. It highlights the risks associated with investing in mutual funds and the importance of doing thorough research before investing.

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