Word: portfolios
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...truth. According to the work by Beach and Davis, low income families receive only slightly higher returns than the average income household. They earn 1.85 percent on their "investment" in the current system, which is far below the five percent return offered by an investment in a balanced portfolio of government bonds and stocks. Moreover, some minorities earn negative returns in the current system. For example, due to their low life expectancy, African-American single males in their mid-20s should expect to get back less than 88 cents for every dollar of payroll taxes paid during their lifetime...
...bank accounts or U.S. government bonds, and they are also correct that the stock market in unlikely to maintain its current rate of return. However, they must remember that individuals will be investing for the long haul, and in that case, the risk of losing money in a diversified portfolio of stocks looks mighty small. In fact, stocks rose at a 7.56 percent annual rate, after inflation, over the seventy year period from...
When Elbaz, who had spent 7 1/2 years assisting Geoffrey Beene, first brought his sketches to Guy Laroche, Toledano recalls, "In my mind I said, This is my guy." Elbaz had taken a vacation to create his portfolio and produced designs Toledano found breathtakingly feminine. The designer's personal style was also appealing. "When he came to see me, he had on red shoes and a red jacket. The guy knew how to capture your attention." But because the decision was such an important one, Toledano knew he should see as many candidates as possible. "I wanted to protect myself...
...late now to fiddle with your '97 portfolio. But by examining your records closely, you may find room to mismatch gains and losses in your favor. Remember, though, that you can use any capital loss (as long as there are no countervailing capital gains) to offset up to $3,000 of ordinary income in a given year. That's generally the best way to use a loss...
...addition to shrinking class sizes in grades one through three to a maximum of 20 students, the act would also require teachers to pass a competency exam and submit a portfolio for the lessons they plan to teach...