Drawing the newspaper from his pocket the broker held it in front of him and tried to read.

The first is the fear that one broker may be trying to poach another's client.

In these days of a struggling economy and an unpredictable stock market, brokers try to be creative.

Although brokers may try hard to put their clients' interests first, being only human, they may not always do so.

The broker tries to comply but he says it won't be easy.

Numerous brokers are trying to pull off 11th-hour deals with tenants that had almost decided to move into the center.

The broker had tried to dissuade him; it was no time to sell, especially at current prices.

Many brokers, they said, are already trying to get jobs elsewhere.

What is the second stock the broker tries to sell you?

"Some brokers tried to talk me into leasing it for retail space," he said.