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Registered Rep. March 29, 2006 John Churchill	Narrow Your Focus to Get Bigger Clients Financial advisors need to pick a segment and learn all it takes to serve them, from building a network of other professionals with similar expertise to getting involved in programs and events that cater to them -- basically building the practice around them.
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