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How's it going out there? It's Wednesday, December 7th, and I'm Frank Curzier, a host of the

S&A Investor Podcast, why I break down the headlines and tell you what's really moving these markets.

So, it's holiday season, right, the most wonderful time of the year.

If Santa Claus stays off of work, spending time with the family,

does anyone really have fun during the holidays?

My brother has five kids now.

My brother's married three times.

I don't even know which kids are with which wife, but he has five kids.

My sister has two kids, so it's seven there and you know my wife and I have to buy gifts for every single one of these kids which are now you know crazy expensive as they get older

You can't just buy him like a basketball or a simple stuffed animal that doesn't do anymore

you know they want these video games apple iTunes gift cards

if you send a twenty five dollar gift card for I you to is like $25.

I mean, come on, I want 50 bucks.

Have these Nerf rockets they want that shoot those darts like 50 feet.

Poke someone's eye out like, who's that movie? want that

shoot those darts like 50 feet poke someone's eye out like who's that movie the BB gun and a Christmas story

I wasn't allowed to touch any of that stuff when I was a kid

They're also at the age that if you get something really crappy for them they let you know which I think is funny. It's almost like a New York attitude.

You know they're like straight out you know after they get so they're, so they're like, Uncle Frank, you know, I didn't want this.

Why'd you get it for me?

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