Word: marketeers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...DEMOCRACY The victors of the cold war will judge your case, and they are disposed to anoint only noncommunist, nonauthoritarian believers in multiparty elections and the free market. That pretty much queers the prospects of religious-based Chechnya and most African separatists. The Kosovars' lack of civil institutions and political structures makes them a premature candidate...
...estate? Plenty. Anyone who sunk money into publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITs, has been scorched badly. Last year the average REIT stock sank 17% while the Standard & Poor's 500 soared 27%, and REITs' dismal showing has extended into early 1999. Never have REITs lagged the market by such a wide margin. They're more out of favor than a home with peeling paint and shag carpets...
...companies that finance, own or operate commercial properties, including offices, malls, apartments and hotels. By law, they must pay out 95% of their rental and other income as dividends in exchange for certain tax advantages. REITs have flourished in the '90s as developers have sold shares into the bull market to raise capital instead of using banks and pension funds. Investors viewed these publicly traded stocks as a quick way in and out of the real estate game...
...expect that REIT shares will remain under pressure until the market sees more evidence that public ownership of real estate companies really does put a leash on the boom-bust mentality. The good news is that such evidence is building, as last fall's pullback suggests, and that REIT shares are so depressed--many trade below their breakup values--that they represent a real buy. If you're looking for a way to hedge your com bets, consider quality names like Boston Properties and Equity Office, or a REIT index fund, including Vanguard...
There is nothing more disturbing than reading an article devoted to the trio of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Deputy Treasury Secretary Larry Summers [BUSINESS, Feb. 15]. These men hypocritically preach the merits of free markets and the evils of crony capitalism, yet have done more to subvert the free market than any other American economic navigators to date. They are anything but saviors of the world. By undermining the free markets on behalf of Wall Street special interests, they have destroyed the once level playing field and removed the essential element of risk necessary...