Nothing's worse than finding out a myth is just a myth.
Your last-minute gifts can be financial ones that keep on growing I approach Christmas this year in an odd and unprecedented state of preparedness. My tree is trimmed, the outdoor lights are up, the West Coast packages are mailed. Even the shopping for my wife and son is nearly done. Play no dirge yet for the stockbroker. In the 17-day period between the day after Thanksgiving and Dec. 13, Telechek Services said store sales declined 6 percent from the same period last year.