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- 1 2 This is corrected information from the subject of the page, Tom Basso
- ↑ "Clarkson University: Tom Basso '74 & Brenda Russell-Basso" . Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ↑ "When I first met Tom Basso, I was immediately struck by his incredible ease about trading". olesiafx.com. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ↑ "Thomas F. Basso of Trendstat Capital Management".
