Thom Hollis works as a financial advisor for TD Bank Financial Group. His job involves providing investment advice to many clients, in person or on the phone, and writing many letters and e-mails. He has an appointment tomorrow with Ji-Wan, a client, to review her personal investment portfolio. Before she comes in, Thom has to review her profile, decide what changes to suggest, and put together a proposed portfolio. He has a recent finance diploma, but because he is still relatively new to his job, he wants to collect as much information as he can on appropriate investments for her, so he decides to send an e-mail to Alyson, his manager, to see if she has any suggestions or advice. Besides preparing for his meeting with Ji-Wan, Thom has several other tasks he must work on.
-When planning an e-mail to his manager, Thom knows that she won't have any reason to be resistant to or upset by his message. Where does your text suggest that Thom should place the main idea in this type of message?

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Since Thom's manager is not likely to be resistant to his message, he should place the main idea at the beginning of the e-mail to clearly convey his purpose and the information he needs. This will also help his manager quickly understand the context and respond accordingly.

Thom Hollis Works as a Financial Advisor for TD Bank