Word: socking
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NAME: Pets.com sock puppet OCCUPATION: Cutely promoting online pet-food sales BEST PUNCH: Claiming he has created an "unsavory mental association" between the puppets, Pets.com is suing Triumph creator Robert Smigel...
What makes these sites so exciting is that they enable small savers to systematically sock away money in companies that don't offer dividend reinvestment or direct-stock purchase plans. But even those that make such plans available can and in some cases should be bought this way as well. The sites condense your records and make it far easier to determine your cost basis when it comes time to sell. There are drawbacks, including an absence of foreign stocks or ADRs. At Netstock, selling triggers a $19.95 commission...
...keep a sock in your tights to asphyxiate opponents with. Is that the only sock down there...
...sounds wacky, but if Philip Morris lost more often, the market might not worry so much about its stock. If you're patient and can get past the moral issues, Philip Morris is a compelling stock--doubly so if you invest for income or, like my friend, plan to sock it away in a tax-deferred...
...November election. "The Republicans see themselves with the political advantage," says Baumohl. They're the benevolent, easygoing party in this scenario, handing out cash. "The Democrats have a much harder sell," says Baumohl. They have to convince the electorate that they will personally benefit if the government manages to sock away a few bucks for a rainy day. Though the Democratic approach has played well in recent polls, it has yet to face the test of the voter in the polling booth...