Word: marketization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...which last week had fallen as much as 10% from its high, could fall further and seriously set back anyone who plows in a pile of money now. But a happy irony of the stock market is that the nuttier it gets, the more you can make by sticking to a regimen of investing a set amount at regular intervals, as most folks do with their 401(k)s or other automatic-investment accounts. That's right: when stock prices fly up and down in dramatic fashion, it's to your advantage. The hard part is gutting out those unnerving...
...final touches on a new study that looks at extreme price fluctuations. He has found that when the average monthly movement of a stock--up or down--doubles, steady investors enjoy a 7% greater return over just two months. "What really makes it work is that the stock market goes up over time," he says. But even in a market whose average is flat for a time, wilder price gyrations lead to better overall returns. For that reason, dollar-cost averagers are better off in volatile investments, such as index funds and technology stocks...
PLAYING THE MARKET...
Since the college market is a two-way business, with admissions officers trying to buy the best students and students trying to get the best deal, it's important that you scour the landscape for all possibilities. In some cases, you may find a better bargain far from home, on a campus that values geographic diversity; in others, you may find a steal right under your nose...
...trade-off is what you'd expect: investing in market instruments will probably yield higher returns and give you much more flexibility, but prepaid plans, while earning relatively less, ensure that you will have what you need when you need it. "The discipline of savings is the key," says Wiener...