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As many of us do, Mary and Len Bach receive countless invitations to "free lunch" seminars. They’ve heard that sometimes, these so-called “free lunch” investment seminars lead to the sale of unsuitable products or even to fraud. But this savvy couple now accepts free lunch invitations, and as AARP Free Lunch Monitors, they share their observations with securities regulators.

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