Beware: A 'safety net' full of holes

Courtesy CNN Money  Wed, 04/02/2008 - 4:14am

People tend to feel pretty fearless in a bull market, but now that stock prices are down, fear is back, making it all too easy for financial advisers to exploit their clients' legitimate bear market concerns.


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