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Expensive strategy: Robert Bell, executive vice-president of Dean Witter, is trying to increase market share in Toronto's retail brokerage business by attracting top producers from other firms with signing bonuses of $50,000 and up.
Expensive strategy: Robert Bell, executive vice-president of Dean Witter, is trying to increase market share in Toronto's retail brokerage business by attracting top producers from other firms with signing bonuses of $50,000 and up.

Expensive strategy: Robert Bell, executive vice-president of Dean Witter, is trying to increase market share in Toronto's retail brokerage business by attracting top producers from other firms with signing bonuses of $50,000 and up.

Date8/12/1990
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0125353F
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