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In the Dec. 4 Orange County Register, Dwight Nakata cautioned against dipping into a retirement account to pay debts ... Rene Cameron discussed tax deductions in the Dec. 4 California Real Estate Journal ... Gregory Lippe continues to write a column for the San Fernando Valley Business Journal ... Barry Dolowich pens a weekly column for the Monterey County Herald ... The Dec. 9 San Jose Mercury News interviewed Andy Mattson about stock options ... The Dec. 20 Los Angeles Times discussed hiring an accountant with Lisa Schwartz ... Steve Pybrum appeared on KEYT-TV (Santa Barbara) to comment about stock options on its Dec. 31 "Coastal Business Report" ... Alan Olsen and Nancy Gire discussed how planning for taxes can pay dividends in the Dec. 22 San Mateo County Times ... The Dec. 23 Riverside Press-Enterprise featured an article by Chad Porter about investment gifts for young people ... Raymond Montero was interviewed about tax deductions by La Opinion Dec. 26 ... Lynn Teuscher provided tax tips in the Dec. 27 Mount Shasta Herald ... In the Jan. 3 Pleasanton Tri-Valley Herald, Thomas Andres discussed his experience advising Death & Taxes Inc., an experiment in performance art ... Wade Lindenberger commented about Sarbanes-Oxley in the Jan. 5 San Jose Business Journal ... KEYT-TV Santa Barbara interviewed Bob Hammett about asset allocation on Jan. 7 for its "Coastal Business Report" ... Kris Hall talked about tax laws that affect domestic partners in a Jan. 15 Inside Bay Area article ... The Jan. 22 San Fernando Valley Business Journal profiled Jeff Bobrosky, Michael Kaplan and Louis Hamel, who were among 40 business leaders under 40 years of age featured in the publication ... Steve Yukelson and Sharon Kreider were quoted in a Feb. 4 San Jose Mercury News article on phone tax refunds.

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