Word: wealth
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More venturesome investors will have a wealth of other options. Mutual fund companies are aggressively selling an I.R.A. smorgasbord consisting of various kinds of stocks, bonds and money-market securities. Fidelity Management Group, for example, has eleven such funds. For an annual fee of $10, Fidelity customers can switch their money between these funds as changing economic conditions cause the stock market and interest rates to gyrate. Big brokerage houses like Merrill Lynch offer I.R.A. investments including partnerships in real estate deals and special accounts that allow investors to pick their own securities and trade them with unlimited frequency...
Even leaving aside the nuclear Caliban, the future will have to be built by elaborately constructive conversations. The Third World's claims upon the First World's wealth, the rising global sense of entitlement, the abrasions of change on a crowded planet-all demand a high order of bargaining intelligence. Social solutions require space and resources (Go West! Enlarge the pie!) For many disputes and angers and injustices today, there are no solutions, only settlements...
...season has depth in a number of events--the shotput, the mile, and the two mile. And, as is usually the case, the key to the team's success is going to be the return of a number of standout up perclassmen, as well as the infusion of a wealth of freshman talent...
...soldiers out of Stalag 17 (for which he won his Oscar as Best Actor) or across The Bridge on the River Kwai. He was equally at home on the range, leading The Wild Bunch to one last dustup with destiny. Moving and speaking with the languid grace of inherited wealth (his father ran a chemical business), he wooed Audrey Hepburn into maturity in Sabrina and shepherded Gloria Swanson through the gaudy dementia of Sunset Boulevard. His easy sexual authority dared women to try to impress him. One who did, Kim Novak, made film history with Holden: their slow dance...
...prisoners of their wardrobes. Lurie rummages there and discovers a boutique of conflicting desires. The career woman who carries both a no-nonsense briefcase and a quilted handbag is sending contradictory signals. The young movie mogul in an $800 sports coat over a J.C. Penney denim shirt advertises his wealth while feigning his disregard of it. A frilly apron worn over a severe black dress announces that a woman is only playing at housekeeping...