Word: means
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...least nuts person I know. But it still doesn't mean it's fun to be in my head...
...figured, but it squares with another ICI study several weeks ago that shows that 77% of stock-fund holders buy and sell through some sort of advice filter. Individuals now have enough wealth at stake so that it seems they are less inclined to go it alone. That may mean Merrill Lynch, down 30% from its high last April, is a better bargain than E-Trade, down 68%. Merrill is in the advice biz, which may have value after all, especially if the market continues to churn...
...passenger race with the likes of Kuala Lumpur or Atlanta. It is, after all, the City of Big Shoulders, the Second City. Somebody reminded me that if Liebling were writing now, he'd have to call Chicago the Third City; Los Angeles has more people. Does that mean that some Chicago booster is concocting a scheme to annex Moline and move its population to the Loop? If so, please, stop...
TIME: You say you feel you are finally "connecting"? What does that mean...
...companies have to maintain larger cash reserves as mandated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. So far, states have balked at the stricter XXX rule (for the Roman numeral), and rates have fallen dramatically. This year 25 states are mulling a softer version. If enacted, XXX will mean higher premiums or shorter-term guarantees. Even if XXX fails, locking in today's cheap rates couldn't hurt...