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Risk and Return: Defining Your 'Comfort Zone'
by
Renata J. Rafferty
, on 1/1/99 8:00 AM
Don't Just Give It Away:
How to Make the Most of Your Charitable Giving,
Chapter 5
"The trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more."
-- Erica Jong
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