Word: normalization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Justifying its decision, the Corporation released a statement explaining that "We oppose divestment under normal circumstances not merely--or even primarily--because it costs the University money, but because it is an ineffective means of pursuing ethical ends...
...degree day in Philadelphia last week when I realized that I am not a new college student anymore. My family and I were moving my younger sister, the fourth kid and the last of the dynasty, into college for the first time. Unlike most normal students first arriving at college, Kid Number Four knew that move-in is not about finding oneself or making first impressions or creating a new identity. Instead, it is about one thing: schlepping. More specifically, it is about schlepping large and unwieldy boxes filled with what couldn't possibly be anything other than a collection...
When you've been riding so long with the breeze at your back and the sun on your face, a return to the vagaries of normal weather can feel downright depressing. And make no mistake, that's what we're experiencing right now in the stock market: a return to normality, not a "crash" or disaster. But after eight fat years, we've returned to a world where stocks go down as well as up, where our engagement in the global economy brings risks as well as rewards. We're leaving behind the fantasy world where stock prices bear little...
More conservative plays, but ones that still have an equity component, include convertible bond mutual funds, which hold high-yielding debt securities that can be turned into stock if the market rises far enough; or preferred stock, which carries secure, higher-than-normal yields and is relatively immune to stock market gyrations. If you really want to run for cover, a money-market account is the place. Long-term bonds can be a safe haven from stocks but carry their own risks. They represent a bet on stable or falling interest rates, a great hedge against recession...
...Yeah, your voice is normal in real life. What's next, after the Big Ass Show...