Snipes followed an accountant and an anti-tax advocate down a dangerous path, but it was still his responsibility.

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Up-market independents may be siphoned off by Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate and likely Green Party candidate, while down-market ones could drift to Pat Buchanan, the likely Reform Party candidate.

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In my book, Better Good than Lucky (available for pre-order on Amazon.com), I advocate writing down the reasons that would cause you to sell an investment before you buy the actual security.

FORBES: Know When To Sell

Economists who advocate raining down dollar, euro, and yen bills from their high-flying helicopters say this needs to be done to gin up flagging demand, but this puts the cart before the horse.

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