Investor's Guide answers mutual fund open and closed formats
Sam Shulsky explains that a fund can close to new investors while still accepting existing shareholder additions. A closed end fund trades shares among investors rather than selling new stock. The column also covers over the counter pricing, learning to read prospectuses, and tax-sheltered annuities versus growth funds, with reader questions answered by mail.
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Raising a Teenager Brings Worries and Rewards
New York AP piece by Hal Hoyle reflects on the modern challenge of parenting a teenager. It contrasts old simple childrearing with today’s costly, demanding environment. Parents face the generation gap and seek methods to connect without provoking resistance.
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Teenager Tracy Ann's two vocabularies shock father
A father reflects on his 16 year old daughter Tracy Ann who communicates in two distinct vocabularies. On the phone with peers she is loquacious, but with him she replies with two words nope and yep. He quotes Rome trip, breakfast, and future plans while noting teenage independence.
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