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Prominent Financial Analyst Peter Lynch spoke about his investing principles and personal experiences to a packed room in Emerson yesterday. Throughout his talk, Lynch, author of the best-seller One Up On Wall Street, emphasized that investors should make sure to understand the company’s background “story”. “Before you invest, you should write down three reasons why you’re buying stock,” he said. “The fact that it’s going up doesn’t count.” Lynch gained...
...would be particularly troublesome if Moqtada al-Sadr declared an open war," said Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, the commander of U.S. forces in southern Iraq. "I hope that doesn't happen...
Even a disciplined approach, though, allows wiggle room to get more or less aggressive. Right now it pays to play things safe, says Richard Bernstein, chief investment strategist at Merrill Lynch: "There is nothing wrong with cash." Yet be warned: yields on money-market funds and bank CDs are low and going lower. Don't plan on holding lots of cash for more than six months. One good option, says Bernstein, is Treasury bonds, which on a total-return basis have outperformed stocks in five of the past eight years--a first since the Depression. He believes that trend will...
...playing with well-known figures in jazz. A music concentrator, Schachter also notes that guest artists help students understand the intensity of work necessary to make a life as a musician. Schachter, who has played with clarinetist Don Byron, singer Jon Hendricks, Latin jazz pioneer Eddie Palmieri, trumpeter Brian Lynch, drummer Bobby Sanabria, and pianist Geri Allen, also notes a more ephemeral benefit. “There’s this kind of energy or magic that comes out of meeting someone who’s doing what you’re interested in doing and loves it so much...
...Harvard men’s swimming and diving team sent three of its athletes to the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships this past weekend at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash. The Crimson was represented by co-captain Geoff Rathgeber and juniors Eric Lynch and Bill Jones. Over the three-day contest, Rathgeber swam in three events, while Lynch and Jones each participated in two, earning Harvard a total of 19 points and a 29th place finish in the competition. “It’s a whole different meet,” Rathgeber said...