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...sure, some economic incentives are handed out for a seemingly worthwhile public purpose. The tax breaks that companies receive to locate in inner cities come to mind. Without them, companies might not invest in those neighborhoods. However well intended, these subsidies rarely produce lasting results. They may provide short-term jobs but not long-term employment. And in the end, the costs outweigh any benefits...
...most individual American investors, the best way to invest in Europe is through mutual funds. Paribas' Leresche, however, offers this caveat: any fund limited to the euro zone will miss some great companies in Britain, Switzerland and Sweden. These countries are not participating in the single currency, but their stocks account for nearly half the equity value in Europe. Leresche's advice: "Choose a fund that has euro-denominated investments but a Europe-wide view." He recommends the Luxembourg-based Parvest fund, which boasts relatively low fees, superior long-term performance and stable management. Other experts on the European market...
...your life-style to meet your new circumstances. In other words, cut back. This can mean using coupons at the supermarket, eating dinner at home instead of going to a restaurant, and buying some clothes at thrift shops, says Marc Eisenson, co-author of the new financial-management guide Invest in Yourself (John Wiley & Sons; $22.95). This also means cutting back on debt by paying off mortgages, winding down car payments and paying off credit-card bills. "The less debt you have, the more freedom you have," Eisenson says. "You don't have to earn the maximum amount of money...
...terrifying that a few disgracefully greedy people who were able to invest $10 million each with Long Term Capital Management might have disrupted the world economy with their avaricious money games. Surely the "geniuses" running this shell game knew the earth-shaking risks involved, and they proceeded anyway. This is much worse than unfettered hubris. Shouldn't the well-to-do speculators be severely punished for exposing all the rest of us to such dangers? SUSAN BARRETT St. Louis...
Americans should be asking if it is good that the government rescued the irresponsible millionaire investors in Long Term Capital Management. One can no longer invest in the international economy for the long term. What is truly long term is the environment, education and the incorporation of the developing nations into the global economy. FERNANDO DIEZ Buenos Aires...