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...Skeptics claim that statistics such as these are biased in favor of equities because they are derived solely from long-term U.S. data. But the excellent historical returns of stocks are not limited to the U.S. Three U.K. economists - Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh and Mike Staunton - have examined the historical stock and bond returns from 16 countries since 1901 and published their research in a book entitled Triumph of the Optimists: 101 Years of Global Investment Returns. Despite wars, bouts of hyperinflation and depressions, stock investors in all 16 countries examined enjoyed high returns that outpaced fixed-income assets...
...energized the crowd when he drove down the right baseline and dunked to make it 4-2 in favor of the Crimson, and Harvard later went on a seven-point run to take a 17-10 lead—capped by a Webster three with 12:46 to go. But the Bulldogs wouldn’t go away without a fight, cutting the deficit to 17-16 two minutes later...
...thought we had a really good race,” said lightweight senior coxswain Dexter Louie. “The weather was a litte bit windy, which tends to favor heavyweights. But the guys and I feel like we had a pretty good rhythm...
...tide changed in favor of the Crimson in the following frame, as St. Lawrence committed three consecutive errors...
...time for the roll call vote. Thirty-three vote in favor of certification. Four abstain. Two vote to disenfranchise. Guess who? (Hint #1: they ran against Bowman-Hysen. Hint #2: it's not Long-Johnson...