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...done just that with some of her savings, shifting more heavily into bonds as well as value funds and funds that invest in small and middle-size companies--which have held up best. But even conservative stock portfolios loaded with dividend-paying companies and real estate holdings have begun to melt away in the past month. Thompson now understands that she must work at least part time. "I watch my money, and I don't spend extravagantly," she says. "I'm realizing that the growth in money I thought I would have for my later years just...
...Petersen, a financial planner in Ames, Iowa, for American Express Financial Advisors, is counseling clients to build a portfolio that provides near-certain income through cash and fixed income that will not fluctuate with the stock market for the first three years of retirement. Beyond that, she helps them invest carefully in 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...
...trick, treating stock options as expenses when companies do their taxes but not when they report profits. It's a sleight-of-hand, critics say, at the heart of many recent corporate scandals. "CEOs have paid themselves huge amounts through stock options to wreck their companies," says Peter Montagnon, Investment Manager at the Association of British Insurers. "It would hit a number of companies, but those options should be charged as losses." Tom Jones, the vice chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board in London, agrees, but notes that "in fairness, there are no standards on stock options in Europe...
...these days too often happens to be the CEO. (That should not be allowed.) Finally, directors should be paid primarily with long-term grants of stock, rather than collect a check for showing up occasionally. At AutoZone, a $5 billion-a-year parts-supermarket chain, each board member must invest at least $100,000 in company stock within three years of joining...
...thing that Israel has not yet tried is an all-out effort to help the Palestinians create a safe and prosperous nation. The Israelis could remove their settlements from Palestinian land and withdraw to U.N.-sanctioned borders. They could stop using weapons to destroy buildings and instead invest in building a Palestinian state. This strategy would be bold and courageous. There would be no guarantee of success, but it would offer more hope than Israel's current policy, which creates misery and gains support for terrorists. GREGORY A. MORGAN Lutz...