How a Frantic Phone Call During the Great Recession Led Patrick Brewer to Building Companies Aimed at ‘Removing Financial Anxiety From the World’ Posted byThe Oracles September 27, 2019 Leave a comment on How a Frantic Phone Call During the Great Recession Led Patrick Brewer to Building Companies Aimed at ‘Removing Financial Anxiety From the World’ “People were in desperate need of good advice,” says the financial advisor.