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...don’t know what to do,” says Elizabeth George, portfolio manager for BioDefense technologies in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which culls available research resources in the interest of national security. She says the DHS has asked leaders in academia to help arrive at a better balance between national security and academic openness, but without a definite outcome. “We’ve reached out to the experts and the jury is still...
...Terror Portfolio It's wise to keep a finger in stocks that will benefit if the worst happens
Federal marshals are guarding overseas flights, and state troopers are patrolling trains. What makes you think your portfolio couldn't use some extra security too? Renewed terrorism concerns, punctuated by the Madrid bombings on 3/11, pushed the Dow to its first drop of more than 5% in a year. Still, prevailing wisdom holds that investors should do nothing. Terrorism strikes are unpredictable, the reasoning goes, so you can't invest around them...
...this all sounds a bit cold, remember: money has no emotions, and presumably you would still like to retire one day. Building terrorism protection into your portfolio isn't unpatriotic. Ask Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of General Electric, who in March inked a deal to take over InVision Technologies, a bomb-detection company. GE paid dearly: $50 a share, or 33 times expected earnings and double the price of a year ago. You think Immelt isn't buying protection for GE? The greater the threat, the better the business for InVision...
...adjustments can smooth any terrorism-related market bumps and raise the odds that you will stay invested long term. "Think through the scenarios," says David Darst, chief strategist at Morgan Stanley Individual Investor Group. "People do themselves a disservice to ignore the threat." How to protect your portfolio...