Word: portfolios
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Have you hedged your portfolio against the falling dollar? If not, there's still time to act. Since January 2002 the greenback has declined 25% against the euro and 16% against the Japanese yen. And many foreign-exchange experts say the dollar may drop an additional 5% to 10% against major currencies over the next year. One key reason for the dollar's woes is the bulging U.S. trade deficit, which is likely to top $600 billion...
...commodity-indexed CD, which tracks the currencies of four major exporting nations: Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa. Current interest rate: 4.25%. If the dollar moves up, though, you can lose money in these accounts. So consider this strategy for only a small portion of your portfolio...
...Starbucks--about 45 minutes per average customer. Bob Macala, 61, says he is at the Piper's Alley store every weekday from 8:30 a.m. until noon and then sometimes in the evenings as well. The retired English teacher is working on a novel and poring over his stock portfolio. He's even made some wi-fi friends, mostly other retirees who hang out at Starbucks and trade stocks online...
...provost felt that, given his expanding portfolio, it was more appropriate that the management of activities be carried out by the departments closest to them, while the provost’s office would retain the oversight and policy setting that was important to them,” Wrinn said...
...disappointment. I could find only one proven dividend fund with a yield above 2%: American Funds Washington Mutual (2.1%). The just launched Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund hopes to fill this void, aiming for a yield above 4%. But its strategy calls for heavy turnover in a third of the portfolio as it tries to capture dividends and then sell. Alpine Management is adept at tax efficiency. Yet heavy trading leaves investors vulnerable to a tax bill from short-term gains...