Alan Bond was convicted and sentenced to prison for cheating retirees and workers by "cherry-picking." This term involves:

A. keeping profitable investments and investing others money in unprofitable ones.
B. favoring some clients' accounts over others when making investments.
C. directing investment funds to brokerage houses with the highest fees and getting kickbacks.
D. deliberately mixing unprofitable investments in with profitable ones to increase fees.


Answer: A

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