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- ↑ "David Gardner and Tom Gardner". Universal Press Syndicate, a division of Andrews McMeel Universal. Archived from the original on 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ↑ "Interview: The Motley Fool's David Gardner Talks About Stock-Market Investing". Get Rich Slowly. 15 January 2009.
