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...what socially responsible really means," says Russel Kinnel, Morningstar's director of fund research. The Natural Capital Institute, a Bay Area research group, reported last year that some SRI funds invested in weaponmakers like Raytheon and in tobacco businesses like Altria (formerly Philip Morris). Says Kinnel: "Read your prospectus' fine print." It's also a good idea to think of SRIs as long-term investments. Why? Since they're typically underrepresented in oil and other stocks that are subject to price shock, they may under- or overperform depending on the season. And as with all other investments, keep...
...Wall Street's leading law firms, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, recently warned investment-banking clients to steer clear of online-gaming companies because of concerns about their legality in the U.S. Should the DOJ decide to crack down, the gaming firms, at least, have an exit. PartyGaming's prospectus takes pains to point out that the company has no tangible assets or physical presence in the U.S. Indeed, one reason co-founder Parasol plays no official role at the firm other than shareholder and keeps a very low public profile--she refuses all interview requests--is that...
...goes to a supermarket to seek investment advice, but some shoppers can find a hot tip in the freezer department. "Scoop up our stock," reads the message on cartons of Ben & Jerry's ice cream. Customers are invited to call a toll-free number for a preliminary prospectus on a new issue of 500,000 shares of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc. Expected share price...
...June 2004, Harvard filed a demand for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association (AAA), alleging that Surgut set its dividends below amounts directed by its prospectus and charter...
Baseball first instituted a testing policy for steroids in 2002. During the 2003 season, when random drug tests were administered, 83 players tested positive, while 13 more appealed their positive results, according to William Carroll of Baseball Prospectus. Last year, only 12 samples came up positive—all of which were from first time offenders...