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Comment: King Ludwig and the private banker

Wealth advisors are sometimes under so much pressure from their clients that they are partial to suffering from a condition called King Ludwig Syndrome.

Named after a 19th Century Bavarian monarch, the syndrome refers to the tale of his psychiatrist, Bernhard von Gudden, who became so obsessed with King Ludwig and his psychosis, he took on certain characteristics of the monarch. This obsession ultimately ended in both of them drowning in a boating accident.

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