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How Does the Tooth Fairy Fare in Today's Economy?

"Annual Tooth Fairy Poll Results Announced for 2009...

Securian announced the results of the Tooth Fairy Poll(SM), which reports a decrease in the current average "gift" U.S. children receive from the Tooth Fairy. The average of $1.88 per tooth is down from last year’s gift of $2.09 - a 10 percent decrease..."It seems the Tooth Fairy’s not immune to the economy - but she still did much better than the stock market," explains Dani Fjelstad, chief financial officer for DeCare Dental, administrator for Securian Dental plans. "Compared to the Tooth Fairy’s 10 percent decrease, the Dow Jones decreased 32 percent over the same measurement period and global indices performed even worse."..."
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Source: PRWeb

Posted on Jul 29, 2009 at 02:45 PM in Holiday Traditions |

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