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...have a rough period for a bit. Typically, stocks fall 1.3% in the two months after the first in a series of Fed rate boosts, reports Ned Davis Research. But stocks rise 5.1% the two months after that and keep going up. So look for opportunities to buy. Lighten up on bonds, which lose value as rates rise. Short-term bank certificates of deposit and money-market accounts still offer paltry yields. But as the Fed swings into action, the payouts on these short-term instruments will rise. As long as rates move up slowly, everyone can celebrate...
IDENTIFY LIKELY LOSERS Easy does it. But lighten up on anything that is travel related (airlines, hotels, leisure) or that relies on discretionary spending (autos, retail...
Investors should lighten up on bonds, which lose value as inflation rises. You also might want to shift 5% to 10% of your portfolio into commodities to take advantage of the first robust market for raw materials in a quarter century. How do you do that? Leave actual pork-belly trading to the pros. You can brace for inflation with mutual funds that invest directly in commodities, like Pimco Commodity RealReturn Strategy (up 43% in the past 12 months) and Oppenheimer Real Asset (up 35%). Funds that invest in stocks of companies in the raw-materials business include T. Rowe...
Artist Jody Pinto says it’s time for the cobblestoned back alley nestled between the two Harvard Coop buildings to lighten...
Thank you for the interview with comedian and actor George Carlin [March 29]. The man continues to evolve as he delights and offends everyone, everywhere, equally, reminding us all to lighten up. I consider myself a good, spiritual person, but I could no longer stomach the hypocrisy I found in many organized church services. If Carlin ever became an evangelist, I would definitely join his flock. MARY HARRINGTON Fayetteville...