Word: neutrality
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...victims of the war, few have had such a pitiful history as the Hmong. Recruited, armed and trained by the CIA to conduct a "secret war" in officially neutral Laos, the Hmong fought to contain Vietnamese troop movements along the Ho Chi Minh Trail through central Laos and to rescue downed American flyers involved in a covert bombing campaign. The Hmong campaign was not publicly acknowledged by the U.S. until 1994, when former CIA Director William Colby told Congress of the Hmong's "heroism and sacrifice." Shortly after the Pathet Lao regime took power in 1975-two years after...
...given new life to strategies designed to profit in a stalled market. All but vanquished during the long bull run of the 1990s, "market timers"--who try to catch a stock's highs and lows as it trades in a narrow range--are sprouting again. So are "market neutral" investors, who through options and other techniques try to hedge away any market movement but gain from temporary stock-price discrepancies...
Some mutual funds trade in pairs, though their performance has been spotty. The Laudus Rosenberg, GMA Gabelli and Franklin U.S. long-short funds and Phoenix Market Neutral sometimes give the pairs game a spin. But, says Dan McNeela, an analyst at the fund-research firm Morningstar, "these kinds of funds tend to have above-average expenses...
...prices charged by specialty financial planners for the most part aren't higher than those charged by generalists. Although fees vary, expect to spend a yearly retainer of about $4,000. Hourly rates average $150. Some planners charge commissions on investments they sell; they tend to be less neutral in their financial recommendations than fee-only planners, who aren't hawking a product. Planners who manage a portfolio on an ongoing basis charge a small percentage of all assets...
...concerning Yaser Esam Hamdi, a U.S. citizen imprisoned since his capture in Afghanistan in 2001. In that case, the court decided that while the President can deem American citizens "enemy combatants," he cannot deny them access to a lawyer and a chance to answer the charges before a "neutral decision maker." The Supreme Court left it to the Bush Administration and lower courts to devise a way for Hamdi to challenge his detention...