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    He especially didn't like having to go through a state-registered brokerage firm. "Why pay a broker? ... There's no fee with U.S. savings bonds, and I can buy those online." Lockyer spokesman Tom Dresslar said Thursday that, unlike the federal government, the state can't legally sell notes or bonds directly, "so we have to have a middle man. Full Article at Sacramento Bee
    Why pay a broker? ... There's no fee with U.S. savings bonds, and I can buy those online.
    View articles, topics, and photos related to this quote – Mike Garcia SOURCE: Sacramento Bee 13 months ago
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California sells $5 billion in short-term bonds
  1. We went into this estimating our total needs would be $7 billion. That's our current number
    SOURCE: Sacramento Bee 13 months ago
  2. The success of this deal far surpassed all expectations
    Bill Lockyer – Bill Lockyer SOURCE: Sacramento Bee 13 months ago
  3. Who knows what the future will bring?
    SOURCE: Sacramento Bee 13 months ago
  4. so we have to have a middle man. That's standard procedure.
    SOURCE: Sacramento Bee 13 months ago
  5. It's a good deal ... I look at it like this: If the state of California goes away, I'll have a lot more to worry about than getting my money back.
    SOURCE: Sacramento Bee 13 months ago

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