Imo Industries stock and bonds reviewed for IRA investment
Malcolm Berko analyzes Imo Industries IMD-3 as a high risk speculative stock with restructuring underway. The piece notes 17 million shares, 44% institutional ownership, debt reduction, and potential 1997 98 earnings of 40 45 cents, while preferring Imo senior subordinated notes at 11.75% due 2006 for bond investors.
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Wall Street
Imo
Federal job scam alerts for Syracuse area readers
Warns about fraudulent classifieds offering federal jobs in Central New York. Highlights toll free numbers, paid booklets, and pay per call pitches. Advises that genuine federal agencies never charge fees, and urges verification with the Better Business Bureau and FTC. Provides contact details for reporting and assistance.
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Federal
U.S
Postal Service
New York
Better Business Bureau
Federal Trade Commission
Spymment Services
U.S. Postal Inspection Service
TS. Attorney General
the Better Business Bureau
Postal Employment Service
U.S. Postal Service
Fund supermarket costs nibble investors as fees rise
Mutual fund shareholders joining supermarkets like Schwab One Source and Fidelity Funds Network face higher total costs. Morningstar finds average expense ratios higher for funds sold via supermarkets, averaging 1.30 percent at Schwab and 1.37 percent at Fidelity, with Vanguard lifting the average. The supplements cover services that funds would otherwise pay, raising overall expenses by 10 to 21 basis points.
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Charles Schwab
One Source
Fidelity Investments’ Funds
Morningstar Inc
Chicago
Morningstar
Schwab
Fidelity
Pat Regnier
Morningstar Mutual Funds
Gasklocsine
Chorchaldar Wls
Regnier
Aula Ull Dodge
Vanguard
T. Rowe Price
USAA
Dodge & Cox
Nicholas
Countering fraud credit report with guidance and numbers
A reader outlines steps to challenge fraud on credit reports including disputing with bureaus and lenders. It urges monitoring statements, submitting a two year history note, and seeking CCCS help, state banking and FTC resources, with contact data for Central New York counseling services.
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CCCS
Banking Department
Ferreral Trade Commission
Real estate trusts lure anxious investors with 7 percent yields
Nervous investors seek REITs as a steady option with dividends averaging seven percent. Analysts forecast a few strong years ahead for the real estate market, supporting rising share prices. REITs buy buildings and pass profits as dividends, with investors able to buy on the stock market or via real estate mutual funds.
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Uist Ulgo
Edwards
Alan Skrainka
Edward Jones
REIT
A.G. Edwards Reit
Gregory Sigmund
Urban Land Institute
UMMC
West Coast
Morningstar
Cohen & Steer
Fidelity Real Estate Investment Trust
RMAF
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