Word: investors
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...been this cheap since October 1990." Chief guru Abby Cohen at Goldman Sachs similarly says, "Stocks are trading at undervalued levels." But at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, chief strategist Barton Biggs insists that "we are either in or on the verge of a bear market." And the wily investor Larry Tisch at Loews Corp. just reconfirmed a massive options bet on lower prices...
...these mixed signals for sport, and then do nothing. Over the long term you'll be best served by investing a few hundred dollars in stocks each month no matter what the market does. But it never hurts to look for bargains, and if you're a mutual-fund investor, it may help to check the pulse of the overall market...
...error occurred while processing this directive]Fortune Investor Data And for once, US aggression is actually heightening investors' jitters: Taking on terrorists is decidedly riskier than the usual Saddam-battering because it makes Americans targets all over the world, especially in finance/Islam hotspots like Indonesia and Malaysia. "It's added to the feeling of uncertainty," says McLean...
...investor bears the risk if royalties come in lower than expected, as well as the considerable risk of a bond that does not trade actively and should be held until maturity. But for that the investor gets an interest rate 1 to 2 percentage points higher than comparable (single-A) corporate bonds. The rate on the deals so far has been 7% to 8%. For now, such bonds are suitable only for insurance and pension-fund managers. But, says Pullman, "we're working out the kinks." Their star power could make for a popular bond mutual fund. Now that...
...error occurred while processing this directive]Fortune Investor Data That possibility hasn't yet shaken investors' faith in their darlings, though: Internet stocks are leading the buyback, with the four belwethers, Yahoo, Lycos, Amazon.com, and Excite, up a combined 13 points by mid-morning. But heed Kadlec's tip du jour: Internet stocks will be the next to fall...