Word: prudently
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...even debate the value of moderate exposure to foreign markets. But a backlash has surfaced. Merrill Lynch, for example, now advises clients that foreign holdings should make up only about 5% of their stock portfolios. More important, the firm contends, is diversification by industry. That has long been a prudent part of portfolio management. But now some say it's the only part you need. If you are in the big global industries--technology, media, consumer cyclicals, health care, energy--you have all the diversification you need, even if all the companies are based...
...that the conversation has changed to more humane topics, how will it affect the economy? During the past month, consumer confidence has shaken off the worst of the recession blues, according to studies by the University of Michigan and the Conference Board. Over the long haul, prudent consumers who feel optimistic about the future could help build a stronger foundation for the economy. For one thing, the U.S. personal-savings rate, which dropped from 9% in the mid-1970s to a low of 2.3% in late 1987, is now about 4% and climbing. That will provide a larger pool...
...gulf war have cemented the trend. First, the economic downturn struck some people as a just punishment for a dizzy era of excessive borrowing and spending. Many consumers saw the recession as a warning that their behavior had to change. Cutting back and putting away the plastic seem only prudent. Unemployment, currently at 6.5%, has risen steadily for eight months. Some people who used to ride in limousines are now driving them for a living. Then the life-and-death reality of the war came along and made the pursuit of glitz and status seem even more trivial. Americans...
Suddenly, starting a company is no longer a fashion statement. Now only the genuine believers want to leave large companies to create or join a new business. Everyone has become far more prudent about spending money. Unbridled optimism has been splattered with a large coating of reality. Today the climate for investments in tiny, unknown valley fledglings is the best it has been for more than 10 years...
...that for me, right here, right now." I was nervous, I said, "Well, it's really not very good." He said, "Do it. Do it now." So I had to do it; it was kind of humiliating. Every time I saw him, he would say, "Wouldn't be prudent." It is hilarious that the President of the United States was doing his impression back...