EXPERTS SAY TRADE EARLY TO AVOID YEAR-END NERVES.(BUSINESS)

Byline: VIVIAN MARINO Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Get your shopping done early -- and avoid the lack of crowds.

That's the advice some financial consultants are giving investors who may have some last-minute business to wrap up before year's end, whether buying or selling stocks, bonds and other securities.

``Our overall goal is to avoid much trading later in the year and early next year because we expect thin markets and more volatility,'' said Nick Sargen, global market strategist for private clients at J.P. Morgan.

``Do your Christmas shopping early . . . (and) you're likely to get more favorable pricing.''

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