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<b>Basics Revisited:</b> Investing Your Lump Sum Without Taking Your Lumps
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In February of 2000, attorney Don Mackey was on top of the world. The seven-figure jury award he had achieved for a client in a wrongful termination case had withstood its final post-trial challenge, and his long awaited payday was imminent. After accounting for taxes, Mackey was expecting to net around $700,000, his reward for the considerable effort expended over years on the case, not to mention the inherent risk involved in taking the case on a contingent fee basis.
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