How much is Woodford worth then?

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So if Wayne Rooney is worth more than the boss of Goldman Sachs, and don't forget he reckoned Goldman's are doing God's work, then how much is Neil Woodford worth?

A perfect pub conversation I'd say, but I'll throw my penny worth's into the ring on this one. Of course Woodford gets paid a lot and frankly he deserves every penny of it, because he is looking after the retirement savings of hundreds of thousands of investors. But frankly I'm not bothered by how much Wayne, Woodford or God-man Sachs pays its bankers. I can't do what Rooney and Woodford do, and most of what Goldmans does is far too boring for me to be in the least bit interested. It's the market that sets the rate in effect and if you've got a problem with that concept I'm sure...

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