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Some interesting factoids
• In 2008, 1,744 companies increased dividends to stockholders; 485 companies reduced dividends. — Capital IQ  

• Nearly 1 out of every 3 Americans said in February that if they came into new money they would save it instead of invest it. Using the current national average yield of +0.33% (as of mid-March) for tax-free money market funds, $1 will double in value to $2 over a period of 210 years. — Rasmussen Reports

• The 25th highest paid major league baseball player made $15 million in 2008. • The 25th highest paid hedge fund manager made $75 million in 2008. — — USA Today  

• 11 of the largest 20 financial institutions in the world were US-based in 1999. Today, only 4 of the top 20 are US-based. China has the 3 largest financial institutions in the world today, but zero firms in the top 50 a decade ago. — Financial Times  
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