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Rifling through my personal effects the other day, I came across this old file on personal safety that I had kept because for its practical messages.

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It was just a year ago when we enjoyed the fastest economic expansion in decades and the lowest level of inflation in more than five years. Now, we find ourselves at a cusp of reversing fortunes.

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By Rey Gamboa | August 18, 2008 - 12:00am
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