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Economic data show growth in August’s personal consumption expenditures price index at close to 3%, and the unemployment rate rising by a tenth of a percentage point.

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Treasuries, while offering what is effectively a risk-free return that is around half a percentage point higher.

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Sticking with some fixed percentage just felt wrong and suboptimal to me.

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Rather than pay a percentage of assets under management to maintain an ongoing relationship with an advisory firm, you can find an adviser who charges by the hour or per project.

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And even if a group knew the amount of political activity allowed as a percentage of total activities, it still wouldn’t know what qualifies as political.

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