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(enter a number between 0 and 10000000)      All votes final view current results (171 votes) » create a new poll » Ignore polls created by drg250000 » May. 12 2008, 09:58 AM ET created by traderneal (to members only) Poll Type: Multiple Choice Over the last five or six years, has the modern age of CNBC (rah-rah all the time, all news is good news, Fast Money, Real Money etc.) helped or hurt the average investor. (choose one best answer)    Helped    Hurt   All votes final view current results (229 votes) » create a new poll » Ignore polls created by traderneal » May. 11 2008, 08:14 AM ET created by wolfdog2 (to members only) Poll Type: Multiple Choice The 15% tax on dividends seems destined for extinction sooner rather than later, are you shifting assets into gas and oil partnerships, royalty trusts, or similar investments in order to generate tax protected incomed? 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