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...sectors. A recent report by Standard and Poor's found that the growth rate of Islamic banking services outpaced that of conventional banking during the past decade. "Most observers agree on an annual growth rate of 10%," says Anouar Hassoune, a Standard and Poor's analyst in Paris. "Total assets now managed by ifis are close to $300 billion, while Islamic equity funds and off-balance-sheet investment accounts are conservatively estimated between $15 billion and $30 billion." Taken together, that's roughly the equivalent of Russia's gross domestic product. No wonder Western banks are eager to capitalize...
Institute of Politics Director Daniel R. Glickman calls Kerry an “exceptional” candidate whose outstanding military career in Vietnam is another asset other presidential candidates may lack...
...He’s just as big as a house and extremely athletic,” Fadule said. “But his biggest asset is that when he plays, he plays extremely confident. He thinks he can beat anyone out there, and he plays mean...
...about redeploying home equity into stocks? Stick to low-cost, broad stock-market index funds, and to get over your understandable jitters, divide the pile into six equal parts to be invested over that many months. "We recommend that no one asset account for more than 25% of your total assets, including the total value of your house," says Gary Greenbaum, a financial planner in Old Tappan, N.J. Plenty of folks live in homes worth $800,000 that they bought for $400,000 less than 10 years ago. But their stocks have shriveled. As long as overall debt remains manageable...
...Depth is our best asset,” Humphries said. “It came down to the best team, not the team with the best individual swimmers...