Word: trust
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...driving the company well beyond the U.S. In Japan trillions of yen have been figuratively kept under the mattress, locked into low-interest savings accounts. That money is becoming unlocked--and Fidelity wants a piece. In December, Fidelity became the first U.S. company to launch a yen-dominated investment trust in Japan. In Britain defined-contribution plans similar to 401(k)s, as well as mutual funds, are just beginning to take off, and the company is investing heavily...
Johnson, 66, doesn't take a bye when it comes to getting things done. He loves to take a thought into production. Witness the donor-directed charitable trust he created three years ago, the first of its kind in the country. Philanthropy, in fact, is a passion with him. In the past 30 years, two Fidelity foundations have given over $50 million to 3,000 nonprofit organizations. A third foundation, controlled more closely by the Johnson family, has helped everything from Planned Parenthood to the Buddhist Churches of America, the latter reflecting Johnson's interest in Eastern philosophy...
...surprisingly, Fidelity has no corporate jet or limousine. No Fidelity tower looms over the Boston skyline. He walks to work. Like all true Yankees, he has a visceral hatred of waste. Beneath his gentility is a steely confidence tempered by years of business combat. He has learned to trust his instincts. He loves to tack against conventional wisdom, as he did when he pioneered check-writing privileges for money-market funds...
...Vanguard is 31' per $100 invested, vs. an average $1.11 for the industry overall. When it comes to money-market and bond funds, where every penny counts, Vanguard is a great choice. It also specializes in inexpensive index funds--which is like buying a whole market. Vanguard's Index Trust 500 Portfolio, which mirrors the S&P 500, beats up on most other mutual funds year after year. The rap on Vanguard is that when it comes to picking aggressive equity funds, its crew lags behind Fidelity's. But there are major exceptions, such as Vanguard's top-performing Specialty...
...return." Mubarak's refusal to take part in talks marks a major disappointment for the U.S., since it leave out a country that has been the main Arab partner of the U.S. in the turbulent Middle East. "This is a powerful snub that betrays a lack of confidence and trust in Clinton's plans," says MacLeod. "In the long term, perceived U.S. bias toward Israel further undermines the internal position of pro-American Arab regimes under threat from Islamic militants." Clinton may be hoping for rapprochement around the table in Washington, but without Mubarak, he may not get it. -->