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But at these prices, investors should watch out for any new skeletons in the closet.

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Financial skeletons in the closet are not inherently disqualifying for a candidate for public office, said Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School and the former head of the city of L.A.’s ethics commission.

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The least suggestion of marital infidelity, or any other skeleton in the closet, will be picked apart.

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As much as he tried to find that one skeleton in the closet to explain it all, he couldn’t.

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“You shouldn’t have any skeletons in the closet.”

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