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Lending a hand after the flood

In storm-ravaged Vermont, where more than a dozen towns were left isolated last week due to flooding in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene, financial planner Christopher Bixby is preparing for a different kind of crisis management: client outreach and damage assessment

In storm-ravaged Vermont, where more than a dozen towns were left isolated last week due to flooding in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene, financial planner Christopher Bixby is preparing for a different kind of crisis management: client outreach and damage assessment.

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