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Article: THE MINNESOTA INVESTOR; In investing, as in life, it pays to listen; Sometimes, people only hear what they want to hear, or they don't listen at all. That often can lead to missed opportunities.(BUSINESS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- August 31, 2008
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Byline: ROSS LEVIN
I looked around the audiology waiting room and realized that I was -- by a quarter century -- the youngest person in there. After my hearing examination, the audiologist said, "Let me guess: Your wife sent you in.
"Your hearing is perfect, so whenever I see someone your age with perfect hearing, I know that it's their spouse who sent them." We often hear only what we want to hear or we don't listen at all. I find that particularly true with financial planning. Clients will often come in bringing materials that reinforce their view of the world. Or they will come in with pages torn from the same publications that everyone else reads. ...