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Socially responsible funds are trendy, but you should read the fine print...
...basis of its environmental record and product-safety issues, Calvert includes the drug giant. "You have a lot of companies where reasonable people can disagree," says Adam Kanzer, director of shareholder advocacy at Domini. His advice for investors: "Know what you're buying." A good starting place is the fine print found in a fund prospectus...
...gift; she could redeem them at any store in the shopping center. But nearly six months later, when Arlene tried to buy a $20.50 blouse with $2.50 in cash plus a gift card with $18 of unspent credit, the sales clerk said it couldn't be done, citing a fine-print rule on the back of the card prohibiting purchases for more than the available balance. Norman eventually had to pay cash for the blouse...
...disasters is heart attack. The higher pressure climbs, the harder the heart has to pump to push the blood. Like any other muscle called on to do more work, the heart responds by enlarging, chiefly in the left ventricle, which is its main pumping chamber. Increased muscle mass is fine in the biceps, but it's bad in the heart, which must be lean and flexible to work as it should. Worse, if a person with hypertension has high cholesterol, the deteriorating condition of vessel walls creates rough spots that serve as toeholds for circulating fats. As fat collects into...
...raise property taxes. That's political suicide," says city alderman Ricardo Muņoz. "So the tighter the budget gets, the more creative we get." The latest budget draft hikes the sales tax from 8.75% to 9%, the highest among big U.S. cities. And Daley has backed an idea to fine people caught with small amounts of marijuana instead of arresting them--proof once again that during belt-tightening season, politicians will leave no stone (or stoner) unturned. --By Noah Isackson