Speak Softly and . . .
As I remember, it was Theodore Roosevelt that said, "Speak softly and carry a big stick." Yesterday I found that it's good to speak softly and take a person who knows what's going on along with you. I had to go back to a local brokerage to see about getting some things put into my name. When I went alone, I was told that there were a number of holdings and I should consolidate them to pay only one service fee, etc. Yesterday my friend went with me to make these final arrangements, --my friend who knows about these things. Suddenly everything was different in the way I was treated and what I was told. Apparently I was being set up to be sucked into, --well, not exactly a trap, but maybe something that was more to their interest than to mine. Now I know that a friend who knows the territory is more effective than a big stick.
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