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Dan Caplinger has been a contract writer for the Motley Fool since 2006. As the Fool s Director of Investment Planning, Dan oversees much of the personal-finance and investment-planning content published daily on Fool.com. With a background as an estate-planning attorney and independent financial consultant, Dan s articles are based on more than 20 years of experience from all angles of the financial world.
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Wall Street opened the new week in a mixed mood, as investors are starting to look forward to seeing what second-quarter earnings reports have to say about the state of the economic recovery. As of noon EDT, the