With stock picking, or just handholding, from a pro you could expect the same results--minus 1% a year for his services.

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And do you expect this effort to show results anytime soon?

WHITEHOUSE: White House Press Briefing: March 20,2009

For example, what performance improvements and career advancement outcomes do you expect, and when will you be able to see favorable financial results and lifestyle changes as a result of your investment?

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Here again the results may be different from what you might expect.

WSJ: Arthur C. Brooks: Tea Partiers and the Spirit of Giving

Sure, playing games against other people is fun, but three developers at this year's Game Developer's Conference were challenged to create games for humans and other species to play -- and the results were just as wild as you'd expect.

ENGADGET: Interspecies gaming hits GDC

But the results weren't much better than what you'd expect from Zocor alone, Blumenthal says.

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And we expect you, the American people, to hold us accountable for the results.

CNN: Obama's remarks on signing the stimulus plan

As you'd expect, spreads usually widen for companies with litigation problems, heavy debt loads or weak operating results.

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