Word: dollarized
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...have to make clear that this is a two-way street, and that street begins with the ten dollar wage," Braude added...
Fewer people have made donations, though the actual dollar amount of funds has remained comparable to recent years...
...paper tiger. The economy grew 4.1% last year and even faster in 1998, yet aside from oil prices there has been no inflation to speak of. Meanwhile, amid all the angst about overheating, there are signs of a slowdown, most noticeably in the crucial housing sector. The dollar is in fine shape. And while rising oil prices have skewed the Consumer Price Index to a three-year high, the core rate is up a very modest 2.1% for the past 12 months...
...Sell now. Sure, you could miss a move up, and yes, you'll trigger a tax liability. But don't be greedy. If you want to sleep, sell a slug quickly and ratchet down your tech exposure to a comfortable level--30% or so. Too drastic? Consider dollar-cost-averaging out of tech. By selling a set amount each month for, say, 12 months, you'll still benefit from any short-term rallies. The downside: you'll remain vulnerable to a tech sell...
...Insurance companies, lately hit by a lot of natural disasters, are getting consumers to share more of the risk. In more than 12 "catastrophe vulnerable" states, insurers are making the deductible for catastrophic events a percentage (2% to 5%) of the home's insured value rather than a set dollar amount. This gives you a choice: you can pick either a lower-percentage deductible and pay a higher premium or vice versa. For example, if you have a $200,000 home in Florida with a 2% deductible, your annual premium is $2,372. Take a 5% deductible, and you save...