Investors underinformed about growth vs value stocks survey finds
A American Century Investments survey shows many investors misjudge growth and value stocks and funds. While 68 percent understand diversification lowers risk, only 15 percent feel knowledgeable. 52 percent know value outperformed growth in 2000 01, yet 67 percent recall growth led in the 1990s.
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Factors to weigh when buying long term care insurance
Washington column outlines key steps for buyers including choosing a seller such as independent brokers or employer plans, inflation protection options from simple to compounded or CPI riders, daily benefit limits, and recommended coverages of five to six years plus lifetime options for spouses. It stresses portability, elimination periods, and payout methods while noting costs rise with stronger inflation protection.
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Monks Switch to Fruitcakes and Build a Niche Bakery
Monks who once dredged their creek for cement materials shifted in the 1980s to fruitcakes. Since 1987 production grew to 125 cakes per bake and 2 pound loaves for UPS. The recipe is 70 percent fruit and nuts, marinated in burgundy, and includes a cross of pecan halves. Williams of Williams Sonoma is the main customer with 13,000 cakes this year.
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Law firms lay off then hire amid industry churn
Boston and Bay Area firms trim numbers as Cooley Godward announces 27 layoffs while hiring 44 first year associates. Perkins Coie cuts seven, Ropes & Gray reports no layoffs yet, yet corporate demand slows. Industry-wide hiring remains cautious, signaling balance between cutbacks and continuing expansion.
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Ohio Labyrinth Encourages Powerful Spiritual Practice
Rita Abdallah Baran, a certified social worker, published an editorial in the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing. The piece urges cancer patients to explore labyrinth meditation as a healing practice and notes Baran’s role at The Ireland Cancer Center.
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Clinical Journal of
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