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...ever, diversification is the key. Only the wealthiest and most sophisticated investors should dabble in individual junk-bond issues. The risk of any single company's failing is too great. But a diverse portfolio--easily obtained through junk-bond mutual funds--brings the investment risk way down and makes junk bonds suitable for most investors...
LAURA MARTIN Entertainment Expert Her high profile was heightened further after Sept. 11 when Martin, an analyst for Credit Suisse First Boston, downgraded all cable and entertainment companies in her portfolio. Three weeks later the Pasadena, Calif., office out of which Martin, 43, worked was shuttered, and she was laid off. But as of Jan. 1, she will join Vivendi Universal as vice president for investor relations...
Mendillo said she sees her new position as a change from “a secondary [one], choosing and monitoring external managers” at HMC to “managing an entire portfolio, choosing managers and communicating with Wellesley’s investment committee...
...Untitled,” from the portfolio Artist Mail, 1969, he fills a plastic envelope with margarine, chocolate and brown paint. In “Capri Battery, 1985,” Beuys attaches a lemon to a light bulb to demonstrate the connection between food and energy. In his “Economic Value” various food products ranging from Swiss throat lozenges to whole grain crackers demonstrate Beuy’s social theory that the beneficial nature of food has been tainted by its role as an economic commodity. Beuys uses food in art to propagate his personal...
...stock or fund right away, you might miss out on the run-up as that market sector or industry recovers. Also, "if you swap out of one asset, and you take a loss and reinvest the money in another asset, you're taking a different kind of risk," says portfolio manager Josh Weiss of Litman/Gregory Asset Management. "Even though you may be swapping into something similar, it doesn't guarantee the performance will be identical...