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...stocks so they can earn a long-term return that beats inflation. "I want to rebalance people's portfolios, but I don't want them to leave the stock market entirely," she says. The market may not rebound quickly, but it's sure to do well over the long haul. Even for people in their early 70s, today's advances in medicine and longevity mean that the long haul still applies...
...York City to the America Online offices in Dulles, Va., where he was assigned to rescue the online service from slowing subscriber growth and a plunge in online advertising. Fixing AOL was going to be a long-term project--and Pittman was no longer in for the long haul. He told AOL Time Warner CEO Richard Parsons, 54, that he should speed up the search for a full-time replacement at the online unit...
...Himalayan foothills north of Islamabad, but the weather is still brutal: 95[degree]F by midday. First the cadets have to traverse a mountain carrying logs on their shoulders. Then they run nine miles with full gear to an obstacle course that forces them to swing over ditches, haul themselves over walls and slosh through an artificial swamp fed by a guy hosing water from a truck. Some recruits do the course in 2 1/2 hours. Others collapse along the way. Those who reach the finish are allowed five rounds to hit a target at 25 yds., beneath an inscription...
...more confidence in stocks. That realization helped boost past returns, but it was probably a one-off gain. The study's authors forecast a future global stock premium of 3 or 4 percentage points a year over risk-free money. That still isn't bad, especially over the long haul, but it can't justify the risk of an all-stock portfolio. The LBS scholars suggest putting about 40% of your risky assets in bonds. You should still buy (some) stocks now Are we near the end of this long, grinding bear market, or can stocks still fall further? Answer...
...years, a growing number of fishermen have been using explosive devices here to stun their prey and bring it to the surface. It takes only a few hours to bomb out an area of hundreds of square meters, securing a full haul but causing irreparable damage to the live coral at the base of a reef's ecosystem. Fishermen use homemade fertilizer bombs, dynamite and even ordnance left over from World War II. The return is quick and lucrative, netting them many times over what they would make using conventional methods. But once bombed, the area is devoid of life...