The gender gap is actually smallest in retirement preparedness, which requires such skills as strategic planning, short-term and long-range forecasting, and analysis of multiple variables.

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However, there are a lot of variables that are hard to predict for MMI in the next 6 months, including multiple new product, technology and category launches aside from the new dynamic at Verizon.

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Examining the scores of variables that influenced each deal, the firm evaluated hard measures that influenced returns, such as leverage, multiple expansion, revenue growth and margins.

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