I have friends on both teams. I wanted to see how they responded to that kind of pressure. |
I never much liked New Orleans anyway. |
If you're not a gambler and are truly risk-averse, the speculative portion of your personal investments should not be more than 10 percent. |
It was in the back of my mind. I was trying to get near that time or break it. |
Normally everything doesn't go into the dumpster at the same time. |
One of the things we've been puzzling over here in the U.S. is that people haven't been dancing in the streets as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit new four-year highs. |
Strong flows into money market funds were probably another drag on stock-fund flows. |
The bulk of customers who buy them are environmentalists who want the zero-emission vehicles, and some also like the great gas mileage. |
The continued rise in economic crime poses a serious threat to UK businesses . . Many companies have a false sense of security. |
They tend to hold investment grade paper, no junk, and they more often than not tend to have a fairly heavy exposure in the Treasury market which has no risk of default. |
When international funds have outperformed domestic funds, ... people tend to buy international funds. |
Where the money is going is into global and international diversified funds, ... It's really not the type of fund to invest in if you want diversification. |
You're entering into a world where you're paying for services. And often that will include a higher payment for managers as long as they perform well. On the no-load side, they're really trying to do everything as cheaply as they can. They have to compete on price. |