In a New York City presentation this week, Avalon laid out is game plan for the next five years and the steps it needs to take to become a company with revenues and earnings.

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If you are in this unfortunate situation, take another look at your 401(k) plan and find out what your employer is doing to upgrade it.

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And Mr Cable makes much of his revenue-neutral plan to take 3.5m people out of income tax, even though the offsetting tax rises needed to pay for it could also be used to reduce borrowing.

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