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Texas Gov. George W. Bush put himself in a tough position this past February when he sold his political soul to the devil--er, Pat Robertson--in exchange for a comeback victory in South Carolina. It seems to me that the easiest way for him to show people the compassionate part of his "compassionate conservatism" exists, is to choose the right running mate. Insisting on a pro-life running mate just won't work. One name no one seems to raise anymore because of her recent tough re-election battle is New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman. She is everything...
...risk--assuming too little of it--is equally dangerous. That's been clear enough over the past few years to anyone who is mainly in bonds or old-economy value stocks like Philip Morris and Good-year Tire. Quite simply, they were left in the tech dust. Ask Julian Robertson, the famed Tiger Management boss who held fast to his value style until time ran out. Last week Robertson, whose assets had dwindled, to about $6 billion from $21 billion in 1998, gave up and quit. The question is, Is it too late to jump on the tech train...
...late for Robertson but not for you. Tech stocks are roughly 30% of the total market, and that's a good ration for your portfolio. The critical consideration, though, is that by beefing up now you are layering on risk just when safer value stocks may be coming back into favor. But don't let that stop you, at least not if your goal is long-term savings with an all-weather portfolio that you need to check and rebalance only once a year...
...JULIAN ROBERTSON Financial biggie shuts down hedge funds after losing billions. If he's getting out of the market...
...Robertson, who was given a life peerage by the British government in 1999, served as a member of parliament in Britain for 20 years before being appointed to NATO's top post last fall...