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 Answers to the 2023 Investor IQ Test. by Natalie Pace. If you score 21 correct answers or higher, then you’re in great fiscal shape! If you score 18, then you are C-level. Below 18 correct indicates that you are in need of a refresher course in life math. We’ve hosted attendees with a Ph.D. in math or computer science, with MBAs, options traders and other Wall Street pros. Our strategies are enthusiastically recommended by Nobel Prize-winning economist Gary Becker, former TD AMERITRADE chairman and CEO Joe Moglia and thousands of Main Street investors. So, consider joining us at our next Investor Educational Retreat. 1. What is the most important question you should ask your Certified Financial Advisor before hiring him/her? "How much of my portfolio should I keep safe?" This question will help you to determine whether you are dealing with a trusted professional who is looking after your best interest, or a salesman who is looking to make a quick buck. The answer to this question is, "A percentage equal to your age.” As stocks are trading at elevated prices, bonds are illiquid and negative-yielding, and there is a lot of talk about a recession, it would be even better if s/he adds, “But given the valuation and leverage concerns, we might consider overweighting into safety." If they just sidestep this question and redirect you to a risk tolerance questionnaire, that is a red flag. If they tell you not to worry because things always work out in the end, that it a sure sign that you are adopting the Buy & Hope plan, which wipes investors out in recessions. One more important thing. Since bonds are losing value, are highly leveraged, subject to credit risk, vulnerable to capital loss and are illiquid to boot, you need to understand what’s safe, rather than just rely upon bonds or money market funds. Now is the time to clearly know exactly what you own and why. Consider getting an unbiased 2nd opinion. Call 310-430-2397 or email [email protected] for pricing and details. 2. What are 3 red flags that your financial plan is on a Wall Street rollercoaster and at risk of losing half or more of its value?
Remember: Your nest egg recovered in the pandemic because the Treasury printed up $4.5 trillion and threw free, easy cash at everyone. Student loans, foreclosures and evictions were paused. The wind has been at our backs. 2022 was one of the worst performing years of the 21st Century, and 2023 is expected to be challenging, with the risk of a recession in the U.S. and Europe. When/if the tides turn, losses can incur quite swiftly due to the high valuations. (The -38% plunge between February 19, 2020 and March 23, 2020 was the fastest that any bull market had ever about-faced into a bear.) Wisdom and time-proven systems are the cure. (Our easy-as-a-pie-chart nest egg strategies, with annual rebalancing, earned gains in the Dot Com and Great Recessions and have outperformed the bull markets in between.) 3. How much of your nest egg should you keep safe? A percentage equal to your age. Consider overweighting more into safety when assets are overpriced, the economy is stumbling, a pandemic is closing borders or you are nervous. Again, in today’s Debt World, it is important to know what’s safe. Long-term bonds are losing value and are illiquid, which makes them substantially riskier than most investors realize. (Our safe side isn’t supposed to lose money!) Money market funds have redemption gates and liquidity fees, are vulnerable to capital loss and are not FDIC-insured. Annuities are more vulnerable than most investors know because insurance companies are carrying a lot of risk and leverage, and annuities are not federally insured. 4. What's safe? Getting safe is a two-step process. First, you must keep your money, which means that you want to have as much of your cash as you can in federally insured accounts, such as FDIC or CDIC. Liquidity allows you to buy low, when everyone else is cash-strapped. After you have protected your wealth from a recession, you might consider short-term, creditworthy bonds, and take a laddering approach with them. Hard assets will hold their value better than paper assets in a Debt World. So, the mantra is “safe, income-producing hard assets that you purchase for a good price.” You have to also consider what will safely produce income in a post-pandemic world. Real estate is at an all-time high in the U.S., so it will be difficult to purchase for a good price in 2022. (There is low-hanging fruit in this area that many people never think about.) You don’t want to be all in on hard assets because you also need liquidity and cash flow. Some of the best hard asset investments are those that reduce your monthly expenses (for life). We spend one full day on What’s Safe at the Investor Educational Retreats. Educate yourself now on the best income-producing hard assets that are right for you, so that when prices are more attractive, you know what you want and have the means to take action and close the deal. Call 310-430-2397 to learn more. Interest rates rocketed up in 2022 and are expected to rise a little more in 2023. With a little searching, you might find a creditworthy short-term bond that pays you for the risk you take on. In the meantime, if you’re sold into something with a term of 10+ years, it could lose money, become illiquid and also carry an opportunity cost by tying your money up. 5. What is the average return of stocks over the last 10 and 30 years? Large cap stocks earned 12.56% annualized over the last decade and 9.65% over the 30-year period (source: Morningstar). Small cap stocks performed at 10.32% and 10.77%, respectively. (Asset performance graphs, and more data and resources, are distributed to Retreat Attendees.) 6. What is the average return of gold over the last 10 and 30 years? Gold returned 0.01% annualized over the 10-year period and 5.49% over the last 30 years. Gold mining stocks doubled in 2016, were flat in 2017, and doubled (again) off their 2018 lows by August, 2020. Regular rebalancing (1-3 times a year) prompts us to trim high and add low. The all-time high for gold of $2,089.20 was hit on January 5, 2021. The previous high of $1,895/ounce in gold in September of 2011, occurred the month after S&P Global Ratings stripped the U.S. of its AAA credit score. That was in the wake of a Congress/White House showdown over the Debt Ceiling. There could be another brawl this year, as the Debt Ceiling was hit on Jan. 18, 2023, and extraordinary measures to pay bills may only work until June of 2023. 7. What is the average return of real estate over the last 10 and 30 years? Over the last decade, real estate has performed at 8.8% annualized. (The devastating losses of the Great Recession, when over 20 million homes were foreclosed on, are no longer included in this statistic.) Over a 30-year period, real estate increased 8.2% annualized. Real estate prices are at an all-time high. However, the trend has been down since June. Real estate is largely unaffordable to many Americans in many cities. According to AttomData, average income-earners are unable to purchase a home in 99% of U.S. counties. Rising interest rates have made this problem a crisis. Buying a new home would cost 35% of the average national wage. 2.9% of U.S. homes are still seriously underwater on their mortgage – even with prices higher than ever. (This is largely due to loan mods.)  There is nothing worse than buying high in real estate, and watching the value of your home sink below the amount that you owe on it! It can ruin your life and FICO score for years, if not decades. Be sure to read the Real Estate section of the 5th edition of The ABCs of Money. There are at least seven real-world case studies to inform your real estate decisions.  8. What was the top performing investment in 2022? Almost everything lost money in 2022, with the exception of oil and silver. It was more a question of how much was lost. Even bonds, which are supposed to be the safe side of your portfolio, were big losers.  Oil gained 6.7% in 2022, after soaring as high as $130.50/barrel in June of 2022. Silver posted gains of 4.6%, while gold was flat. It’s important to remember that oil prices were the biggest losers of 2020. In April of 2020, oil prices went negative, for an all-time low price of -$37.63/barrel. (Futures investors were paying not to take delivery!) Of course, lockdowns are rare. However, there is another trend that could eat into oil prices – the popularity of electric vehicles. Long-term bonds lost -16-26%. (Again, the safe side of your nest egg is not supposed to lose money.) 9. How long will it take for you to have a nest egg as big as your annual salary if you put 10% of your income into a tax-protected (and financial predator proof) individual retirement plan and invest in stocks and bonds*? 7 ½ years. This is based upon 10% average annualized returns of stocks and bonds over a 30-year period, which is what happens normally. (Stocks still returned about 10% between 1993 and 2022. Bonds performed in the 4-5% range over that same period.) 10. How long will it take for your nest egg to earn more than you earn, if you put 10% of your income into a tax-protected (and financial predator proof) individual retirement plan and invest in stocks and bonds*? 25 years. This is based upon 10% average annualized returns of stocks and bonds over a 30-year period, which is what happens normally. (Stocks still returned about 10% between 1993 and 2022. Bonds performed in the 4-5% range over that same period.) 11. What’s the safest investment in a slow-growth, high-debt world? Bonds are starting to reward investors. However, avoiding the problems is tricky. Even FDIC-insured cash is paying a little. However, you have to know the loopholes and read the fine print. Hard assets hold their value better than paper assets when there is too much paper floating around (debt, like there is today). However, pouring everything into real estate can be vulnerable, as you still need liquidity. The safe side has opportunity and money pits, which is why we spend one full day on this topic at our Investor Educational Retreats. I’ll be hosting a Bond Master Class on Jan. 28, 2023 (Saturday). Email [email protected] to learn more. There are some excellent safe, income-producing, value-priced hard assets that are worth considering now, which most people are not aware of. Most, but not all, hard assets are overpriced right now. If you are equity-rich, you still want to do the analysis to make sure that will remain the case if real estate asset prices decline significantly in value, as they did in the Great Recession. Be sure to read the Real Estate section of the 5th edition of The ABCs of Money. In addition to looking for some return on the safe side, think capital preservation. Liquidity will allow you to buy low when things are on sale. 12. Which countries hold the most gold? The United States is the top holder of gold worldwide, by far, with 8,133.5 tons, followed by All ETFs, Germany, the International Monetary Fund, Italy, France, Russia and China. Though these countries didn’t add to their holdings in 2022, China and Russia have been on a gold buying spree since 2008. Reports are that they are trading oil and other commodities using their own currency backed by gold, in an effort to break free from the dollar hegemony.  © The World Gold Council at Gold.org. Used with permission. Additionally, there were multiple reports between 2011 and 2017 that the U.S. banks and brokerages were selling their client’s gold assets (sometimes without permission) in a price fixing scandal, which kept gold prices in the U.S. and Europe lower than the rest of the world. Deutsche Bank settled a lawsuit, and agreed on Dec. 2, 2016 to name names of other banks that were price-fixing gold. Was this the reason that gold was the worst performing asset over the last decade? 13. Are annuities safe? Insurance products, including life insurance and annuities, aren't insured by the FDIC. If we had not bailed out AIG in 2007, more than 50 million annuity holders would have been in real trouble. Your annuity product is only as safe as the insurance company that is selling it to you. Insurance companies don’t fare well in recessions, historically. Insurance products are like being a renter. If you can’t pay, you get tossed out. Many people pay for life insurance their entire working life, and then can’t pay when they retire – when they are really most in need. If you put that money into your own tax protected account, you could save on taxes, compound your gains, and it would be there for you when you retire, even offering some income, in addition to the capital. (Billionaire Peter Thiel reportedly has over $4 billion in his Roth IRA. Regular contributions, investing and compounding gains are that powerful.) When you can no longer contribute to your own retirement plan and Health Savings Account, they support you. You can be a better steward of your wealth than any insurance company, once you learn The ABCs of Money that we all should have received in high school. It’s time to be the boss of your money. 14. What were the top performing and the worst months for stocks over the past five years? July, November and April performed the best over the 5-year period (in that order), on average. February, March, September and December were all negative months. Retreat Attendees receive charts of the top-performing months and election year trends. If you’re interested in learning more about our 3-day, life transformational investor educational retreats, call 310-430-2397 or email [email protected]. 15. What was the top performing quarter for stocks over the past twenty years? October through December – the Santa Rally – performed the best over the 20-year period, but saw greater volatility in the 5-year trend, with negative returns in December. December 2018 was the worst performing December in history, killing the historical returns of the Santa Rally that year. Understanding seasonal trends can help you with your annual rebalancing in your nest egg, and with your selling strategy for your trading. We spend one full day on what’s hot, teaching you how to identify the best investments of the year, in our Investor Educational Retreats. 16. What was the worst investment in 2022, NASDAQ, gold, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, bonds, cannabis, oil or real estate? Cannabis, plant-based protein, Tesla and crypto were the worst investments in 2022. As one example, Tilray soared to $67/share on February 10, 2021. It was trading at under $3.00 on Jan. 19, 2023. Bonds were pretty poor performers, too, as you can see in the charts and comments above. Stay tuned into my blogs and videoconferences for ongoing news, analysis and vital investor information. Email [email protected] with VIDEOCON in the subject line to receive the logon information for the next monthly videoconference. 17. Which year is expected to perform better, 2023 or 2024, based upon historical returns of election years? 2023 is a pre-election year. Pre-election years are the strongest in the election-year cycle with annualized gains of 11.6%-16%. Election years can be good. However, we’ve seen some disasters, such as 2008 (Great Recession) and 2000 (beginning of the Dot Com Recession). 2023 may host a recession, which could reverse the pre-election year trend. Stocks drop in recessions, and have hosted devastating losses in the 21st Century. Over the last 10-20 years, mid-term years have been the worst performers, with annual gains of -5% over the 10-year period. U.S. stocks are still quite pricey, which could also mute gain possibilities this year. As you can see in the Buffett Indicator below (Warren Buffet’s favorite valuation tool), stocks are far more expensive now than they were before the Dot Com Recession or the Great Recession. Having expensive stocks and real estate, as government support is pulled back, has increased the volatility on Wall Street. There were wild rides last year and this is likely to continue as the hot and fast money seeks to find incremental gains.  18. How many companies are in the Dow Jones Industrial Average? 30 companies. Many are household brands. Most have been around for over half a century, and many are carrying far more debt than the value of the company. Leverage has begun to concern economists. Over 50% of the S&P500 corporate bonds are at the lowest rung of investment grade, or at junk bond status. This includes a lot of banks, brokerages, financial services and insurance companies. Ford Motor Company was downgraded to junk bond status in fall of 2019. If you don’t understand how much debt corporations are holding, you can learn how to use this valuable tool to increase the performance of your nest egg on the 2nd day of the Investor Educational Retreat. Click to access the names of the 30 companies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was launched in 1896. 19. How many Dow Jones Industrial Average companies were bailed out or went bankrupt in the Great Recession? Most people don't realize that 20% of the companies of the DJIA (6 companies: AIG, American Express, Bank of America, Citi, JP Morgan and General Motors) were bailed out or went bankrupt in the Great Recession. Others, like General Electric and Ford, received support. Learn more about how to add in performance and avoid the bailouts in your funds and retirement account at the Investor Educational Retreat and in The ABCs of Money. Due to debt and leverage, it is important to remember that the higher the dividend is, the higher the risk is (read the chapter of the same name in The ABCs of Money for additional information). GE investors learned this the hard way. 20. Which index has performed better since the bottom of the pandemic in March of 2020, the Dow Jones Industrial Average or the NASDAQ Composite Index? The NASDAQ scored 43.6% gains in 2020, with the DJIA limping along at 7.2%. However, in 2022, the pain was more concentrated in the NASDAQ, with the index losing -33%. Today, both indices are on par over the 3-year period. This is why our pie chart system includes both value and growth, as well as annual rebalancing. Using this system, investors can capture gains in technology and biotechnology at the high, and buy low when recessions create opportunities. Learn more at the Investor Educational Retreat and in The ABCs of Money. 21. How much did investors lose between February 19, 2020 and March 23, 2020? Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the NASDAQ Composite Index dropped 35%. Some of the hottest stocks, including Nvidia (-38%), lost even more. However, technology stocks surged, once everyone started working and doing everything from home. 22. How much did investors lose during the Great Recession and the Dot Com Recession? The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 55% in the Great Recession. The Dot Com Recession saw a drop in the NASDAQ Composite Index of up to 78%. It took the NASDAQ 15 years to crawl back to even. Returns of the Dow Jones Industrial Average Oct. 2007 – March 2009  Source: Morningstar.com. © 2020. Used with permission. Returns of the Nasdaq Composite Index March 2000 – Oct. 2002  Source: Morningstar.com. © 2020. Used with permission. You can’t afford to lose more than half every 8-10 years, crawl back to even, only to lose more than half again – particularly if you are over the age of 50. It’s time to step off of the Wall Street Rollercoaster and into time-proven, easy systems that protect your wealth, while outperforming the major indices. 23. Does Buy & Hope work? If not, what does? Buy & Hope lost more than half in 2000 and 2008 and 35% (or more) between February and March of 2020. Due to the amount of debt and leverage, and the slow rate of growth, Buy and Hold will not work going forward (until those problems are dealt with and cycled through). Our easy-as-a-pie-chart nest egg strategies earned gains in the Dot Com and Great Recessions and have outperformed the bull markets in between. Working off of the pie charts, instead of the brokerage statement, allows us to take the emotions out of the plan, and rely, instead, upon a time-proven system. This pie chart system, with annual rebalancing, is a buy low, sell high plan on auto-pilot – prompting you to do what you should be doing at each rebalancing session. Email [email protected] or call 310-430-2397, if you’d like to customize your own sample pie chart (free) or receive an unbiased 2nd opinion through our private coaching program. (We teach you this at the Investor Educational Retreat.) One more thing: low interest rates create asset bubbles. That is one of the reasons why assets drop so severely and swiftly in 21st Century recessions. Having the right amount safe and knowing what is safe in a Debt World is our best protection. 24. Why is it that so many investors are unable to Buy Low and Sell High? Buy low, sell high is a mantra that everyone knows. So, why do so few investors do it? There are a few reasons…
25. What is the 3-Ingredient Recipe for Cooking up Profits? 1. Start with what you know and love 2. Pick the Leader 3. Buy low; sell high (easy to say; hard to do) This recipe, along with my Stock Report Card, Four Questions, market strategies and data drilling, is how I earned the ranking of number one stock picker. The recipe is easy. Learning how to use these tools requires practice. You must begin by locating and analyzing data, which is actually less time and far more informative than reading blogs, which have a fraction of the information and might be written by a novice. Come to our next Investor Educational Retreat to learn firsthand how easy and effective this strategy is, and why it has worked through bull and bear markets for more than two decades now. Call 310-430-2397 or email [email protected] to learn more. If you don’t like stock picking, no problem. Our easy-as-a-pie-chart nest egg strategy is designed for money while you sleep. Once you set up your financial house properly, you’ll just need to Spring Clean it once or twice a year. 26. What are the Four Questions for Picking Winning Stocks? The Four Questions for Picking Winning Stocks. 1. What’s the product? 2. Who’s the customer? 3. Can the company continue to make a superior product going forward and get it to their customer at the best price before the competition? 4. Who’s the CEO and can s/he motivate the employees to make the best product faster, better and cheaper than the competition? As you can see, three out of four questions can be answered by being a good customer of the company. The 3rd question will benefit from you completing a Stock Report Card, and understanding how to use the data. So, the more you know about a company (ingredient #1 of the recipe for Cooking Up Profits), the easier it is to pick the leader. In Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is, I used these questions and tools to compare two companies. Google scored an A (in 2006, when it had only been publicly traded for 2 years). The Dow Component that I gave a D- to went on to declare bankruptcy a few years after this prediction was made (General Motors). Using the Stock Report Card and 4 Questions, I identified both of these trends years before these major events occurred. The book was written in 2006, three years before GM went bankrupt. In fact, I applauded Google on national television before its IPO, when most pundits pooh-poohed it. This is the power of asking the right questions and relying upon the data, rather than just listening to the mainstream media. (We also warned about General Electric years before it was booted from the DJIA.) So, are you an Einstein in investing? A complete novice? If you scored 21 correct answers or higher, then you’re in great shape! If you scored 18 right, then you are C-level. Below 18 correct indicates that you are in need of a refresher course in life math. (So, consider joining us at our next Investor Educational Retreat.) Call 310-430-2397 or email [email protected] to learn more. The High Cost of Free Advice A few years ago, our team was told yet another story about someone who lost a substantial amount of money by trusting the "free" advice of a financial advisor. Learn the truth about commissions & conflicts of interest & how to get a 2nd opinion now in the guest blog “They Trusted Him. Now He Doesn’t Return Phone Calls.” Know what you own. Protect your future now! Data Sources: (c) 2020 Morningstar Direct, S&P Dow Jones Indices, the World Gold Council and The National Association of Realtors. All rights reserved. Used with permission. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete, or timely. Neither Morningstar, the National Association of Realtors, the World Gold Council, Natalie Pace, nor any content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.  Join us for our New Year, New You Financial Freedom Retreat. April 22-24, 2023. Email [email protected] to learn more. Register by Jan. 31, 2023 to receive a complimentary, private prosperity coaching session and the best price (value over $800). Click for testimonials & details.  Natalie Wynne Pace is an Advocate for Sustainability, Financial Literacy & Women's Empowerment. Natalie is the bestselling author of The Power of 8 Billion: It's Up to Us and is the co-creator of the Earth Gratitude Project. She has been ranked as a No. 1 stock picker, above over 835 A-list pundits, by an independent tracking agency (TipsTraders). Her book The ABCs of Money remained at or near the #1 Investing Basics e-book on Amazon for over 3 years (in its vertical), with over 120,000 downloads and a mean 5-star ranking. The 5th edition of The ABCs of Money was released on September 17, 2021. Natalie Pace's easy as a pie chart nest egg strategies earned gains in the last two recessions and have outperformed the bull markets in between. That is why her Investor Educational Retreats, books and private coaching are enthusiastically recommended by Nobel Prize winning economist Gary S. Becker, TD AMERITRADE chairman Joe Moglia, Kay Koplovitz and many Main Street investors who have transformed their lives using her Thrive Budget and investing strategies. Click to view a video testimonial from Nilo Bolden. Check out Natalie Pace's Apple Podcast. Watch videoconferences and webinars on Youtube. Other Blogs of Interest Bonds Lost -26%, Silver Held Strong. 2023 Crystal Ball for Stocks, Bonds, Real Estate, Cannabis, Gold, Silver. Tilray: The Constellation Brands of Cannabis New Year, New Healthier You Tesla's $644 Billion Fall From Mars Silver's Quiet Rally. Free Holiday Gift. Stocking Stuffers Under $10. Cash Burn & Inflation Toasted the Plant-Based Protein Companies Save Thousands Annually With Smarter Energy Choices Is Your FDIC-Insured Cash Really Safe? Giving Tuesday Tips to Make Your Charitable Contribution a Triple Win. Is Your Pension Plan Stealing From You? The FTX Crypto Fall of a Billionaire (SBF). Crypto, Gold, Silver: Not So Safe Havens. Will Ted Lasso Save Christmas? 3Q will be Released This Thursday. Apple and the R Word. Yield is Back. But It's Tricky. The Real Reason Why OPEC Cut Oil Production. The Inflation Buster Budgeting and Investing Plan. No. Elon Musk Doesn't Live in a Boxabl. IRAs Offer More Freedom and Protection Than 401ks. Will There Be a Santa Rally 2022? What's Safe in a Debt World? Not Bonds. 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How Have Stocks Responded in Past Wars? 2022 Crystal Ball in Stocks, Real Estate, Crypto, Cannabis, Gold, Silver & More. Interview with the Chief Investment Strategist of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Stocks Enter a Correction Investor IQ Test Investor IQ Test Answers What's Safe in a Debt World? Money Market Funds, FDIC, SIPC: Are Any of Them Safe? My 24-Year-Old is Itching to Buy a Condo. Should I Help Him? The 12-Step Guide to Successful Investing. Gardeners Creating Sanctuary & Solutions in Food Deserts. The Bank Bail-in Plan on Your Dime. Rebalancing Your Nest Egg IQ Test. Answers to the Rebalancing Your Nest Egg IQ Test. Important Disclaimers Please note: Natalie Pace does not act or operate like a broker. She reports on financial news, and is one of the most trusted sources of financial literacy, education and forensic analysis in the world. Natalie Pace educates and informs individual investors to give investors a competitive edge in their personal decision-making. Any publicly traded companies or funds mentioned by Natalie Pace are not intended to be buy or sell recommendations. ALWAYS do your research and consult an experienced, reputable financial professional before buying or selling any security, and consider your long-term goals and strategies. Investors should NOT be all in on any asset class or individual stocks. Your retirement plan should reflect a diversified strategy, which has been designed with the assistance of a financial professional who is familiar with your goals, risk tolerance, tax needs and more. The "trading" portion of your portfolio should be a very small part of your investment strategy, and the amount of money you invest into individual companies should never be greater than your experience, wisdom, knowledge and patience. Information has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable. However, NataliePace.com does not warrant its completeness or accuracy. 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AuthorNatalie Pace is the co-creator of the Earth Gratitude Project and the author of The Power of 8 Billion: It's Up to Us, The ABCs of Money, The ABCs of Money for College, The Gratitude Game and Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is. She is a repeat guest & speaker on national news shows and stages. She has been ranked the No. 1 stock picker, above over 830 A-list pundits, by an independent tracking agency, and has been saving homes and nest eggs since 1999. Archives
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