While 51% of the advisers said they preferred to meet with clients every month, just 38% of clients wanted that much contact. (Instead, 49% of clients said they would rather chat every quarter.) That doesn't mean customers want to be ignored.

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Swarthmore said it has raised its financial-aid budget 51% over the last three years and strives to meet the financial needs of every student.

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On the other hand, the secretary failed to mention the skyrocketing cost of the 30-year-old-design Arleigh Burke DDG-51 restart program, which has been endorsed as the way to meet current and future threats.

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