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Jack Baker

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There's going to be nervousness for the next few weeks. From an historical perspective, September tends to be one of the worst months. In addition, you have a lot of people moving off to the sidelines ahead of September 11.
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Alexandra, Twin (August 26, 2002). "Stocks stage a turnaround". CNNMoney.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-27. 

 
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