“10 percent to 30 percent set aside for international stocks - in general, 10 percent for the casual investor, with up to 30 percent for those aggressive investors willing to take more risk.”
“There are innumerable studies out there that indicate that portfolios with an international component often outperform the general market. So the strategy can reduce risk, specifically, the risk of having all monies tied up in a single country.”
“In the second case, ... we look at German electronics company Siemens AG. Here, the ask price for the ORD is $155.00. The ask price for the ADR is $154.00, meaning the ADR is $1 per share less versus ORD. That equates to 0.6 percent less for the ADR.”
“We have a big lead, and we finish up (the Tour) on our home course. Yeah, I'm feeling pretty good about where we are right now. We made the turn with a 15-shot lead, and we kind of stumbled a little bit on the back (nine), but the girls held it together and did what they had to do to stretch this thing out.”
“They've been here before, so it's kind of old hat for them. It's just another golf tournament, but there's a little more on the line because there is that carrot of going to the state tournament in front of them.”
“Chelsea Atkins played solid all day long for her because she was throwing up. She was hitting a shot and throwing up. To be as sick as she was and come to a harder course, she did fine.”