Unfortunately this popular strategy led 401(k) investors off a financial cliff during two 50 percent corrections in successive bear markets.

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Gidley-Kitchin believes Vodafone's reported interest in T-Mobile U.K. is illustrative of the strategy of its new, pragmatic chief executive, Vittorio Colao, who's business plan is focused on cash flow more than strategic growth.

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"We haven't seen the bottom yet, " says Prasenjit K. Basu, associate director of strategy at UBS Securities in Singapore.

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