Word: stocking
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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What this seems to be is a bit of stock market-style speculation, just as speculation drove the prices up before the OPEC decision. The prices are dipping prematurely in expectation of lower barrel prices, led by fierce competition among gasoline retailers to pull in customers by offering the lowest prices on the block. "If you want to be a price leader, you make the adjustment so people keep coming back," said TIME business editor William Saporito...
...recently sat in on a troubled saver's discussions with Schwab investment specialist Terence McNamara in New York City. The client, whom I'll call Mr. Value, has had nearly all his assets in conservative stock funds for three years. In a recent 12-month run, he actually lost money. Tough stuff in a roaring bull market...
...decided it was time to get in the game. First, McNamara tested his risk tolerance with a series of questions. Mr. Value's answers revealed him to be, no shock, intimidated by the market and concerned most about not losing money. Yet Mr. Value was insisting on an all-stock portfolio with broad exposure to tech--a challenging contradiction that every investor should explore within. Do your stocks suit your risk tolerance...
...into tax trouble because they don't know the law. Yes, the maximum capital gains rate is 20%. But it applies only to long-term holdings--at least a year. Otherwise, the gain is income and taxed up to 39.6%. The lesson: it may be worth sitting on a stock a little longer to qualify it as a long-term holding. Even if the stock falls, say, 25%; and you're in the top bracket, you'll probably break even because the lower tax rate will offset the price...
...feels it's being short-changed. The historic summit in June, if it takes place, will certainly shift the North-South relationship onto a new plane. But the hungry North will likely expect its pound of flesh. Still, judging by the 5 percent bounce on the South Korean stock exchange provoked by news of the summit, that's a price Seoul's willing to pay for a little peace...