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Coming up in 20 minutes, I need to tell you about a new security threat affecting debit

cards, not specifically credit cards, affecting debit cards that I don't even know if the

banks are up to date on.

And coming up a half hour from now, we need to talk about when you go to the doctor not

asking or pushing the doctor to give you a prescription med.

We're going to talk that through in just 30 minutes.

Right now I got an unusual thing to talk to you about, but it concerns a business and

it is a business that most of us ignore till the time comes that a loved one has passed

away.

And that's the funeral business.

And it is an industry that is going through a lot of change right now.

A lot of it being driven thanks to the information at your fingertips on your cell phone or at

a laptop where you can find out ways to save money.

And in addition, people learn from each other.

There are a couple of trends going on that I want to have in the back of your mind at

the time that you may end up responsible for taking care of the final affairs of a loved

one, friend or family member who has passed away or your part of it.

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