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MarriottDecember 20, 2013Dear Mr. Berko: My new broker recommended that I purchase 150 shares of Marriott International. I would like your opinion before I discuss this further with him. — TR, Waterloo, Iowa Dear TR: You and your new broker are ... | Under Analysis: What I want for ChristmasDecember 20, 2013Lisa Henderson-Newlin, The Levison Group It’s the holidays once again. The time to give thanks for what we have is over, and the time to make demands for things we want is upon us. I think the PC term isn’t demands. I think it’s “wish ... |
Michigan's baby bust will hurt taxpayers if schools don't cut backDecember 20, 2013Audrey Spalding, Mackinac Center for Public Policy There are 19,000 fewer babies being born annually in this state than there were a decade ago. This trend is persistent throughout the state. Of Michigan’s 83 counties, all but two saw a decline ... | Gandhi to King to MandelaDecember 20, 2013C. Fraser Smith, The Daily Record Newswire When he was a Maryland congressman, traveling to South Africa on various missions, Kweisi Mfume occasionally met with Nelson Mandela. Every time they talked, Mfume says, Mandela delivered an impassioned lecture ... |
The power of plusDecember 20, 2013Philip Bantz, The Daily Record Newswire For a long time now, the ampersand has served as the go-to symbol for linking a law firm’s name partners, but that time-honored standby is being usurped by what some say is a hipper icon. “The ampersand ... | Discounted closed-end funds offer opportunityDecember 20, 2013Daniel Lippincott, The Daily Record Newswire 2013 will be known as one of the best years for the stock market, as the S&P 500 Index was up over 29 percent through the end of November. While this great performance has many investors considering an ... |
