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...deal with such crosscurrents? First consider carrying a little more cash. With short rates above 5%, money-market funds and other cash instruments offer a decent, low-risk return. And you'll have money to invest should the market fall and offer better opportunities...
...Rogers has been vocal in calling for "mandatory, market-based and economy-wide legislation at the federal level to address the carbon issue" sooner rather than later. "What we need now is to understand what the rules are going to be. Only then will we know how to invest in the right solutions...
...problem is that insurers have historically not managed risk between their investment portfolios and their underwriting portfolios. As a result, they invest in energy companies because the return is good, without considering the risk for their underwriting side. They don't see the need to hedge their position...
Private-equity groups have had incredible access to the market. They've raised a lot of new equity to invest--the financing terms are incredibly liberal, so they can leverage it without a lot of handcuffs. People being able to express themselves freely and evaluate and come to conclusions--that's what markets are all about. Eventually it will get to a point where its grip becomes too much and it stretches too far, and there will be another reaction...
...ranging from the Boston Consulting Group and Goldman Sachs to the CIA, Google, Inc. and General Mills—have invited students to hear their presentations and meet with current employees and recruiters. “The recruiting program is much more diverse than just the consulting firms and investment banks,” Wright-Swadel said. “The numbers are just weighted that way due to interest on the part of the students and of the companies.” Some students, however, said these events can be intimidating. “[The recruiter] is telling...