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...word. But our current economic plight isn't (at least yet) as simple as the two quarters of negative economic growth that define a recession. Instead, the indicators are like a glitchy traffic light, flashing red and green and yellow at the same time. The NASDAQ has plunged a portfolio-punishing 50% from its highs in March. But the Labor Department announced last week that new claims for state unemployment insurance were down sharply last month. The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell for the third consecutive month, to its lowest level in two years. But the National Association...
...little careless. You didn't rebalance your portfolio as tech stocks soared a year ago. Maybe you hung on to that dotbomb until it exploded, and then made things worse by running up your credit cards. Or while your investments were booming, you decided you could afford to save less. With stocks cratering and the economy slowing, you don't feel so flush anymore. It's time to get real and fix those giddy-times mistakes...
...Maryland's university system, educators credit K-16 outreach for a drop in remediation rates and a rise in SAT scores and minority enrollment. In a pilot program in Oregon, high school and state-college educators are redesigning college-entrance requirements so that admission will hinge on a portfolio of student work graded on a uniform scale. In the California State University system, 54% of freshmen had to take remedial math courses in 1998; the following year only...
...GENOMICS FUND.COM PORTFOLIO MANAGER: Steve Newby LAUNCHED: March 2000 NET ASSETS: $25 million WHAT IT DOES: Runs the only mutual fund that invests exclusively in genomics...
...British government levies on stock transactions and are free of fees and brokerage commissions. Increasingly, investors are using spread betting not just to make quick and large gains on price and market swings but also to hedge their investments. For example, if you want to keep shares in your portfolio as a good long-term investment but think the price may fall in the short term, you take a sell position with a spread bet and keep your portfolio intact. If you're right, you will earn money on both the down and the up sides. London dentist Sarab Singh...