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DIED. Phil Walden, 66, brash impresario and co-founder of Capricorn Records, based in Macon, Ga., a label known during its 1970s heyday as the citadel of Southern rock; of cancer; in Atlanta. Intent on providing a haven for an array of blues, country and pop artists, the former manager for Otis Redding launched the Allman Brothers Band and popularized such acts as the Dixie Dregs, the Marshall Tucker Band and the Charlie Daniels Band...
...companies earned an average 11.99% return. Regular large-cap funds managed 12.60%. While that's still a disparity, it's not huge, and to many, it's a small price to pay to make the world better. "SRI funds have gotten a bad rap," says Tim Smith of Walden Asset Management, a financial consulting firm that specializes in SRIs. "Over the long term, you really don't pay a conscience penalty to invest in what you believe...
...SRIs has grown 321%, from $9.5 billion in 2000 to $40 billion today. That growth rate easily outpaces the 21% asset growth for all stock, bond and hybrid mutual funds. Why are investors suddenly willing to put so much money where their morals are? Solid returns are key, says Walden. "When clients know they're going to get a strong return, they're much more willing to have their portfolio synch with their politics...
Fifty-five years after C.S. Lewis published the “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media have spent more than $250 million bringing the first of his seven hallowed Narnia novels to the big screen.The live-action adaptation of “Wardrobe” hits theaters today. The filmmakers are hoping it can tap into the lucrative market for big-budget make-believe exposed by the “Lord of the Rings” and “Harry Potter” franchises. But in raising...
...thought it would be amusing and who doesn’t want a shopping spree in NYC and a chance at a modeling contract?” Unfortunately, Shoemaker did not emerge victorious from a tough first round match-up with Becky K, a sul- try brunette from Walden University in Colorado. Jay J. Ku ’05, her boyfriend, takes the loss well. “I like steak,” he says, “but I know a lot of guys prefer greasy cheeseburgers, and I guess in this case greasy cheeseburgers...