The problem is that everyone has been clutching their dollars for dear life instead of putting them to work.

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Not bad considering that any long term shareholders who hung on for dear life are still way underwater on their purchases from years ago.

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If you are holding onto your notes for dear life, reading from them, flipping the pages ostentatiously, your audience will penalize you in their assessment of your speaking skills.

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