Word: vanguardism
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...ratcheting up the scale of terror, the jihadist authors of 9/11 sought to embody a Muslim "vanguard" (as bin Laden himself said in his videotape declaration, broadcast Oct. 7) capable of mobilizing the Islamic masses once and for all. The murderous operation had a double goal: to claim American lives on American soil, and to trigger a U.S. retaliation against Taliban-ruled Afghanistan that would turn the country into a massive cemetery for U.S. troops and precipitate the fall of America. The terrorists had in mind the Afghan rout of the Soviet army, which helped provoke the implosion...
TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTION SECURITIES (TIPS) These can be purchased in the form of Inflation-Protection funds from Vanguard, Fidelity and other large firms or through the government's Treasury Direct program savingsbonds.gov) TIPS pay 3 percentage points above the inflation rate. Eric Jacobson of Morningstar says that though TIPS are a stable long-term investment, their day-to-day prices can be as volatile as those of conventional intermediate bonds or bond funds...
RETHINK SHORT-TERM SAVINGS. You pick up an extra point of yield switching from a money-market fund to a short-term bond fund. Best bet: a low-expense fund with securities that mature in two years, like Vanguard Short-Term Treasury and Pimco Low Duration. They carry only minimally more risk than a money-market fund...
...RETHINK SHORT-TERM SAVINGS. You pick up an extra point of yield switching from a money-market fund to a short-term bond fund. Best bet: a low-expense fund with securities that mature in two years, like Vanguard Short-Term Treasury and Pimco Low Duration. They carry only minimally more risk than a money-market fund...
...rule, any money you will need in the next three years should be in cash or cash equivalents such as the Vanguard Short-Term Treasury fund. Money needed in three to seven years is best parked in intermediate-term bonds or bond funds. Preferred stock as well as bonds convertible into stock fit here too, offering decent yields and, in the case of "converts," a shot at capital gains if the market shoots higher. Consider the Northern Income Equity fund. Some blue chips now offer dividend yields of 5%. For those in the top tax bracket, short-term tax-exempt...