Word: vanguards
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...President Bush as a gun-slinging cowboy running roughshod over the international community was a convenient extension of that same stereotype. Now, of course, it is more important than ever that Americans disprove that perception of themselves. And Harvard students should, of course, strive to be in the vanguard of that offensive...
...promising new fund is Vanguard Dividend Growth, which is the old Vanguard Utilities Income. It has broadened beyond utilities and focuses on companies that pay big dividends or are likely to start paying them. It boasts low costs and has valuable tax losses left from the old fund to offset future gains and boost returns...
...members are furious over the split with Roh and have vowed to stop the new vanguard from scoring big at the ballot box. With his own popularity in free fall, analysts say Roh could wind up leading a minority party, his presidency paralyzed by a conservative opposition and a vengeful MDP. "He could remain as a lame-duck President," says Ahn Chung Si, a political scientist at Seoul National University. "If that doesn't work out, he may have to step down...
...than those issued by the government, yielded 4.71% last week. Brokerages like Charles Schwab offer both products. Or you can opt for the original inflation-protected securities, known as TIPS, issued by the U.S. Treasury, or mutual funds that invest in them, such as PIMCO Real Return Fund or Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities. --By Barbara Kiviat
...second practice is market timing, with investors trading in and out of a fund on a daily basis. That practice is legal, but large fund companies generally discourage it. For buy-and-hold outfits such as Fidelity Investments and Vanguard Group, market timers drive up transaction costs, which are borne by all shareholders. Plus, the rapid movement of money makes a fund difficult to manage, possibly hurting long-term returns. In international funds, market timers may be able to take advantage of "stale" prices--trading a fund in the U.S. when the price may not yet reflect movement in foreign...