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...believe was a necessary prelude to building a national missile defense. Joseph is also a firm believer in the Bush doctrine of pre-emption. At a Washington conference last October, he made the case that traditional deterrence does not work with rogue states such as Iraq. "There are no mutual understandings with these states," he said. "We must, if necessary, act pre-emptively...
Picking up on the meteorological theme, at left: mutual-fund investors can be a fair-weather bunch too, withdrawing and reinvesting money along with the market's ups and downs. Problem is, they often act at the wrong time and make less than they would have if they had done nothing at all. While the S&P 500 returned an annualized 12.2% from 1984 through 2002, the average stock-fund investor saw a meager 2.6% yearly gain--which didn't even outpace inflation (ringing in at 3.1%), according to a recent study by Boston research firm Dalbar Inc. The reason...
...cuffs, he says: "What happened to freedom, the European Union? What happened to democracy, Mr. Erdogan?" For the Uzans, enemies have always come with the territory. The family faces scores of civil and criminal lawsuits at home, ranging from extortion to fraud. Siemens, Saatchi & Saatchi and Mark Mobius, the mutual-fund manager, have all alleged they were scammed by the Uzans. The Motorola and Nokia cases, however, are exceptional. It is the first major suit brought against the family outside Turkey. And the figures involved are staggering. Under U.S. racketeering law Motorola is seeking to triple the $2 billion...
...professor, a drama teacher and a fund manager helped the rector trim hedges; an elderly parishioner spent the night before the funeral freezing lemonade and ice rings because the day of the funeral was to be sweltering. "Betsy and Chris would do anything for other people, and it was mutual," observed Rev. Nick Knisely. "That's where the outpouring came from, and that's what makes it so painful...
Chase hot investments, and you might get burned. Investors typically pour money in at the top--think tech stocks--and mutual-fund companies play along. Now it's bond funds. After three years of solid gains, some experts are calling the peak, yet investors, spooked by stock losses, are still piling in. They moved $63 billion into bond funds this year, a stark change from 2000, when they withdrew $50 billion. Fund companies follow the money, notes Standard & Poor's. While 14% of funds opened in 2000 were bond funds, they are 33% of new funds this year, says FundFiling.com...