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That's what bonds are for. Unlike stocks, which are primarily a bet on tomorrow's growth, bonds provide a stream of income today and tomorrow. As its name implies, a bond is also a kind of contract that commits the borrower to give you all your money back down the road. So bonds, unlike stocks, almost never go to zero, making them the ultimate trust-no-one investment. What's more, they can provide ballast for a sinking stock portfolio. "Bonds have actually outperformed stocks over the last five years," points out portfolio manager Ian McKinnon of the Vanguard...
...DECSS, which decrypts DVDs so that he can watch the movies - which he bought legally - on his computer. Some may have called that money-saving ingenuity - he didn't have to buy a stand-alone DVD player - but the entertainment industry saw it as a threat to its revenue stream and Norwegian authorities saw it as a crime. Because it's one of the first cases of its kind, Johansen's trial could set a precedent for how industry and innovation will coexist in the digital age. Johansen and his two co-writers (who have remained anonymous to avoid prosecution...
...have a steady stream of visitors from other universities and they all are struck by how much Harry knows about what’s going on in the Houses,” he says...
This was a huge breakthrough, as not only did it give Microsoft a steady and reliable revenue stream, but it also established its legitimacy as a software developer...
...Pacific Highway from South 139th Street to South 272nd Street that ran along the airport south of Seattle for about eight miles. The strip was lined with bars, strip clubs and motels that book rooms by the hour. In the early '80s the area drew a steady stream of Alaskan oilmen, off-duty sailors and local men in search of fleeting assignations. The women would stand out on the street waiting for customers, and during Seattle's frequent downpours, would take cover in bus shelters or convenience stores...