March 21, 2007
Portfolio construction begins with the most basic allocation between investments that offer a greater chance of appreciation (stocks) and those that provide portfolio stability (bonds). Decisions made at this level are the most important in determining how well-behaved your portfolio returns will be.
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Reuters - Two weeks after Microsoft Corp
abandoned its pursuit of Yahoo Inc , a proxy fight
launched by activist investor Carl Icahn has put Microsoft in
the driver's seat.
Reuters - The United States should cut barriers to
its markets to help it tackle economic turmoil, and boost
exports to deal with its current account deficit, the World
Trade Organisation (WTO) said.
Reuters - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc
(BRKa.N) has pulled out of the bidding in Royal Bank of
Scotland's 7 billion pound ($13.62 billion) auction of
its UK insurance business, the Financial Times reported on
Friday.
