Personal note to my financial planner: If I'm not returning your repeated calls requesting an "annual review" of my portfolio, it's because I don't want to have an "annual review". Just tell me what it is you are really trying to sell me that requires so many phone calls? Six phone calls and a letter are just too much.

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