The Almighty 1960s Dollar

For a couple of decades after World War II, foreign travel offered Americans bargains too good to pass up. In this 1966 ad, Denmark makes an offer ($12 a day, meals included!) within the budget of almost any employee at Sterling Cooper, the Mad Men's ad agency.

Retirees who took advantage of the almighty dollar to travel abroad didn't have to lose touch with their investments. In 1966 Merrill Lynch proudly offered them "160 offices around the world."