One of our focus areas this month is consulting. (What is a consultant? According to the definition, consultant comes from the Latin word consultus, meaning "legal expert." Certainly some consultants are experts in the law. Lawyers themselves are consultants as are tax and investment professionals. All of these consultants have an expertise in the law. We use consultants when we need advice in an area for which we have little experience or time to develop the necessary expertise. A medical doctor is another consultant that fits this definition. He or she has knowledge that is beyond the common, and we are willing to pay for what they know and how they can help us. With the computer age, a whole new area of consulting developed - think "Geek Squad."
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