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The Globe and Mail's Globe Investor section (which replaced Net Worth) is dedicated to giving you what you need to manage your personal finances successfully. Globe Investor appears every Saturday in The Globe and Mail and on globeinvestor.com. View our archive of past Globe Investor issues.
TOP STORY
The January effect: opening year rally guarantees stock surge - or does it?
For the nimble investor, buying shares ahead of the anticipated rebound could be profitable, ANDREW ALLENTUCK advises
By ANDREW ALLENTUCK
After investors have taken down their Christmas trees and gotten beyond the sticker shock of holiday giving, they can take comfort in the fact that stock markets tend to rebound in January.
Canadian officer in U.S. military plans retirement
Leaving active duty at an early age and leading a life of leisure shouldn't present too many problems for this couple
By ANDREW ALLENTUCK
For Canadian Forces Lieutenant-Commander Jack Traumer, life at a posting with the U.S. military is, in financial terms, a mixed bag.With a family income of $125,000, he lives comfortably in a suburb of Washington.
A TIME OF TUMULT
A selection of this year's winners and losers STARS
Manulife Financial (MFC-TSE) $46.95, up $29.10 Insurance? ''There's no dot-com in that, wedgie boy,'' they sneered, yanking your skivvies and kicking slush in your face. But look at you now, the guy in the bright white sports car, waving your arms in the air. ''Who does he think he is?'' the flameouts weep, scrubbing your whitewalls as you contemplate your 75-per-cent return.
Shell-shocked? Here's a dose of optimism for the 2001
By ROB CARRICK
Shell-shocked by the markets in 2000? Lost your confidence? Paralyzed by indecision?For a bracing dose of optimism about the year ahead, go straight to the nearest magazine stand.
Borrowing to invest takes sense
By TIM CESTNICK
Hal had been in the hospital recently. He had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months, yet his wife stayed by his bedside every single day. When Hal came to, he motioned for her to come nearer.
At last the death of momentum makes for fund relief
By DUFF YOUNG
After years of taking a beating, it's nice to report that my favouritism towards active management has finally regained its lustre with a big surge in the past four months.
Tobacco stocks lift performance of U.S. portfolio
By BENJ GALLANDER and BEN STADELMANN
Last week we reviewed the performance of our Canadian stock picks, which though only lagging the TSE 300 benchmark by a couple of percentage points, was certainly nothing to write home about. Our U.S. picks are a different story, up 25.3 per cent. By comparison, the S#P 500 is down 11.3 per cent since March 30, the date of our first U.S. selection, and the Nasdaq composite index has fallen a gut-wrenching 44.6 per cent.
