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Registered Rep. August 1, 2006 David Prokupek	Shelter From the Storm Today's market -- with rising interest rates, significant volatility, few sectors providing positive performance and solid global economic expansion -- bears striking resemblance to the 1970s. So, what are an advisors and investors to do?
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