Should small businesses give away their services for free?

There’s some feeling lately that small businesses should be offering their services for free during the Covid-19 crisis. I disagree! Those businesses that remain open, like accountants and other service providers, should remain as financially healthy as possible, so they’re well positioned n the eventual recovery. Oh – and they can both sell and serve right now! The two things are not mutually exclusive.

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I've seen too many people with emotional attachments to stocks or mutual funds. Maybe they inherited the fund, or maybe it's something they bought a long time ago and can't bear to part with....

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