Word: bonding
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...parade of after-school lessons and practices. George had a grueling commute--two hours each way, leaving on the 5:35 a.m. train--but on evenings and weekends he was all Hilary's, supervising homework assignments, shooting hoops. You can see the closeness of the father-daughter bond in the photographs around Hilary's room. Hilary and George skiing, kayaking, golfing and eating chocolate cake. In one image, yellowing a bit from age, she is a preschooler, sitting in a red-and-green plaid dress at her father's desk at the World Trade Center. It was taken...
...other large firms or through the government's Treasury Direct program savingsbonds.gov) TIPS pay 3 percentage points above the inflation rate. Eric Jacobson of Morningstar says that though TIPS are a stable long-term investment, their day-to-day prices can be as volatile as those of conventional intermediate bonds or bond funds...
...renovate and revamp Polo stores there. But the company's biggest efforts are focused on Europe--outside of America, it's the part of the world where Lauren feels most comfortable. He was the first American designer to open a freestanding store in Europe, on London's New Bond Street in 1981. "I think I had something to say that wasn't being said before," he claims. His clothes not only brought idealized versions of preppy America or western America or sporty America to Europe but also reintroduced idealized versions of European classics to the very people who invented them...
...have a long-held bond with a big gain. You suspect that rates are going to move up for a while and push bond prices down. Rather than sell your bond and pay tax, you can sell short the iShares Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury (ticker: IEF) to hedge against a rate decline without triggering a tax bill...
...daughter's friends. I know everything they like and dislike. I have the chance to be there to help answer questions," says Frank. "It's hard for me to imagine that lots of dads never get to experience that." And many couples say the arrangement ultimately intensifies their own bond. "We [SAHDS] have a better understanding of what a wife goes through," says Simons, "so it does wonders for working as a team...