Word: iras
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...known for years who recently left tobacco company R.J. Reynolds said an odd thing to me last week. He's about to roll his 401(k) assets into an IRA, where at last he'll have a pool of money to buy individual stocks. So what's the first thing he plans to buy? No dot bombs for him. A large chunk will go into shares of Philip Morris, his former arch nemesis and a company that Business Week has dubbed America's most reviled--quite a fall from FORTUNE's most admired list...
...more often, the market might not worry so much about its stock. If you're patient and can get past the moral issues, Philip Morris is a compelling stock--doubly so if you invest for income or, like my friend, plan to sock it away in a tax-deferred IRA...
...their 10th album, garage rockers Yo La Tengo--married singer-songwriters Georgia Hubley and Ira Kaplan, plus bassist James McNew--turn down the amps, shut the garage door and head up to the living quarters. Fifteen remarkable tracks later, we've learned that the adult love song--gentle, small, intimate--is very much alive. Kaplan and Hubley sing about love imperfect, illuminating the tiny lies that keep couples apart and the humor and empathy that draw them back together...
...IRA must immediately announce its intention to disarm by May, if local government is reinstated, as the original accord envisioned. It is in the IRA's best interest to try to salvage the peace process now. The British have shown that they will be reasonable, and the unionists have demonstrated that they are dedicated to a peaceful future for Northern Ireland. The Irish citizens, north and south, wish for peace, as evidenced by their votes in support of the Good Friday pact. If the IRA continues to be the primary obstacle to that peace, its domestic support will wither away...
Since the Battle of the Boyne over 300 years ago, both sides in this struggle have been stubborn, cruel and vicious. Both have been responsible for delays and derailments of the peace process in the past. Both have made tough concessions. However, this time the IRA is at fault. The group should realize that it has a genuine opportunity to lay down its arms honorably and finally participate in the government of Northern Ireland...