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What I learned about E*TRADE, Bank of America, Google and the Bubble Lounge during pre-holiday conversations

Just because a wirehouse broker doesn't win the account doesn't mean that another advisor will

Author Brooke Southall December 22, 2009 at 4:41 AM
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Brooke Southall: I asked John, 50, why he didn’t hire a financial advisor and he said that the system was “crooked” and “corrupt.”

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