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...most unusual feature is that each fund has an index component designed to match its benchmark--the S&P 500, Russell 3000 or some other. The index portion can run as high as 80% of the fund. Manager picks make up the rest of the portfolio. The funds hold virtually no cash. This unusual approach ensures that the funds will track the market when fund managers see few bargains, but gives them room to tilt hard toward favorite stocks--and outrun the market--when greater values emerge. Of course, it's a matter of how well they pick stocks. That...
...flash. But the real pain came Wednesday, when the market dropped an additional 100 in the time it took me to get a Diet Coke out of the office fridge. That took us down 10% from the recent tops of the Dow and the S&P 500--an ominous benchmark...
...heart of Illinois, assuming that if their TV dinners and stainless steel knives were good enough for Peorians, they were good enough for the rest of blue-collar America. The old vaudeville saying, "Will it play in Peoria?" took on new meaning as the city became a benchmark for the nation, helping to gauge American attitudes toward politics, religion and culture...
...good time to shop for a cheaper mortgage. Last week the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond, a benchmark for the industry, dropped to an all-time low of 5.58%. Experts, who predict that the good news for homeowners will continue in coming months, say most borrowers are opting for 30-year fixed loans, now averaging...
...backgrounds, hoping this diversity will lead to a diversity of ideas. The Crimson's former managing editor, Valerie J. MacMillan '98, has argued that there is some degree of correlation between the two, noting in an interview with the Forward, "It doesn't ensure diversity, but it's a benchmark that you're trying...