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GARY BURTLESS: The short-term stimulus has undoubtedly helped reduce the severity of the recession, and it has helped buoy consumer spending. I would have to agree with Ed, though, that after three or four years, we're going to see a slowdown in the rate of growth...
...fill this void, aiming for a yield above 4%. But its strategy calls for heavy turnover in a third of the portfolio as it tries to capture dividends and then sell. Alpine Management is adept at tax efficiency. Yet heavy trading leaves investors vulnerable to a tax bill from short-term gains...
...voters incorrectly believe that smog and acid rain are running wild, they will want attention focused on those short-term priorities. If voters understand that all regular forms of air pollution are in decline anyway, they may support shifting the spotlight to greenhouse gases, where the danger is. And voters--as well as environmental pessimists--also need to know this: all air-pollution initiatives to date, such as tailpipe controls on cars, have been cheaper and more effective than predicted. This gives us reason to be optimistic that global-warming controls will be affordable and effective too. By pretending that...
...from lashing the brokerage industry into a $1.4 billion settlement over fraudulent stock research, revealed his latest target: the mutual fund business. This time Spitzer asserts that the industry we have trusted to put us on equal footing with the big hitters was favoring them at our expense--through short-term trading schemes that dilute the gains of long-term holders...
This week's cover story focuses on the letters of Ronald Reagan, a two-term president who unquestionably had great short-term and long-term influence on America in the 1980s and beyond. Like with all presidents, the merit of that influence is a hot topic for debate among political junkies. And so we ask you, What do you think is Ronald Reagan's legacy? Was his presidency great for America, was it a time of regret, or does it fall somewhere in the middle...