If you're one of the many that assume all this media exposure must be homogenizing the American accent, you're not alone.

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One takeaway from all this is that if you do a Roth conversion, you must be prepared to monitor the converted investments.

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For instance, you must always know when one opportunity can be neglected in order to give more attention to another that is growing more rapidly.

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If you own property at your death, title to that property must be cleared to those legally entitled to it, by your will if you left one or by the statute of intestacy if you did not.

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You would think that good listening would be one of the easiest to achieve of the must-have selling traits.

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