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FAUX FOREIGN FUNDS Here's a conundrum. Your portfolio should have some foreign exposure. Yet some major global tech funds hold big positions in American companies to mitigate risk. Ironically, that has saved their bacon this year. But if your portfolio is already heavy with U.S. tech stocks, owning one of these "international" funds may not offer the diversification you're seeking...
...think this will have any major impact on our portfolio," said Dr. Jeff Labovitz, director of the Medical School Office of Technology Licensing, which handles the oncomouse technology...
This was especially true when it came to wooing the Evangelicals. It seemed odd to give W. that portfolio, the reformed playboy. But it worked. W. had gone through his own conversion by this time and could speak the language of the faithful heart fluently, at least compared with Dad. He met with the important ministers and Evangelical leaders, talking about the family's faith, even contributing a book explaining the father's spiritual journey. It was as though a light had gone on in W.'s head, not just about how vital the Christian vote was for his father...
...herself. That's the idea behind StockJungle.com's Community Intelligence Fund. Everyday investors like Dimler can sign up and start naming the stocks they think should be included in the fund. The picks are ranked and filtered through computer programs to determine if they should be added to the portfolio. A big stake in selected technology and drug stocks, bought late last year and in early 2000, pushed the fund's returns past those of the Dow, the NASDAQ and the S&P 500. This year, StockJungle.com's Community Intelligence Fund is up nearly 22%. Not bad for a bunch...
...This year's steady recovery by big drug companies, coupled with a downturn in the technology sector, has made health-sector funds robust performers. While pure bio-tech funds may be too high risk for many investors, a more diversified health-care fund can provide a good, long-term portfolio addition. Near term, there could be a few bumps, though: some drug patents are expiring, and drug prices are likely to be a hot issue in the upcoming election...