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Some funds shift their assets heavily, but it's really hard to blunt the blow of volatility. Negative returns in the double digits are not uncommon.

Some funds might not start up because they perceive these costs as being too high.

Some investment grade mutual funds and pension plans can't hold paper that's below investment grade. People that couldn't own it because of the ratings restriction now can look at it again.

My view is that one should diversify broadly across different fund investments. However, it's tough for investors to try to pick the appropriate risk level that they should manage their funds at. Having a personal adviser would be helpful.

Myrtle Beach International Airport has continued to show impressive growth numbers and I am pleased to see these funds directed for maintenance of their infrastructure, ... As this airport grows, this money will help make sure they have the facilities necessary to keep up with demand.

My plan is to have friends and corporations and other banks around the country send me $100,000 deposits. If I can convince 200 people and corporations to do this, that's $20 million to replace funds that moved out of the community.

Loan growth and strong net-interest margins continue to be the engines that drive our profitability. With fairly low cost of funds and a net-interest margin that grew to over 6 percent at the end of the quarter, our spreads are yielding very healthy returns to our bottom line. Even with the steady climb in short-term interest rates by the Federal Reserve Bank over the last 18 months, our loan pipeline remains very strong with over $100 million in pending applications.

Markets go up more than they go down. But it's been a ruthlessly declining stock market, so the funds have gotten their day in the sun.

I was uncomfortable with the timing, ... We were getting millions less from the federal government for Medicaid and having to search for funds to restore some of those cuts and I just did not think it was right to put a pay raise on the board that would cost tens of millions of dollars.

It funds pork projects but not a needed tax cut for Alabama's working families.

It does seem that there needs to be some sort of a fiduciary watchdog over (the commission's) budget. These are public funds and need to be handled prudently.

It hasn't been raised. It's a commitment to raise the funds in the event the board chooses to go forward with it. This is a very big investment.

It hasn't been as good a market for the more aggressive small-cap stocks that she tends to own, and there have been a few portfolio blow-ups such as her holdings in Able Labs and Avid Technologies. I don't think there's any reason to sell your shares, especially if you've owned them a while, but it is not one of the premier funds in its category.

It is certainly something to worry about. Continuing to attract funds when the current account deficit is that large and continuing to rise is bound to become a serious problem.

It is extremely important for individuals who may have a problem with gambling to have some place to go for treatment. It is good to raise awareness for problem gambling, but once you raise it, some of these people have no funds for treatment. It is so exciting Reno is getting this facility.

It is easy to see in this case that the provision of funds was for an innocent purpose.

I think this is actually a pretty comfortable time to invest in banks, ... but a lot of people are flocking to financial funds right now.

We now have a situation where billions of dollars of federal funds are allocated not on the basis of where it is most needed and can be spent most effectively, but according to who's sloshing the (campaign contribution) money around so they can get the earmarks.

We now expect the Fed to increase the federal funds rate to 5.25% by September rather than stop at 5%.

We now believe that the FOMC won't stop until the federal funds rate reaches 5 percent next spring, ... Stronger growth, still easy financial conditions, a tighter labor market, and rising unit labor cost inflation all put pressure on the FOMC to keep going.

We need a new police department building. And they are working with 25-year-old dispatch equipment. The city has property, they could have the funds for a new police building.

The 27-week inflow streak into Japan equity funds ended this week as accounting irregularities at an Internet company and a systems failure on the Tokyo Stock Exchange shook investor confidence.

The acquisition of Guggenheim Alternative Asset Management is a further step in this plan and will provide us with products and expertise in the alternative investment sector, which is an increasingly important segment of the investment market. We believe their sophisticated fund of hedge funds platform will be an attractive option for our institutional clients.

The actions of a small minority in operating slush funds and operating secret loans have overshadowed the work of many who are trying to clean the party up.

The answer to how much higher the federal funds rate needs to go depends on how economic conditions unfold,

That was a significant event there, because prior to two years ago, Pennsylvania was one of 13 other states that had no funds available for these programs. Through the HSSAP, we're able to apply to the state to help offset what the federal government can't give us.

The 10-year has been trying to anticipate the fed funds rate. As soon as (Fed policy-makers) made it clear that they weren't going to stop at 4.75 percent, there was a big jump.

That's the saddest thing about the Old Fire. We're using government funds and putting houses right back on the San Andreas because it's legal to do so.

That's the premise that we have followed in redirecting administrative funds to problem areas, as opposed to some of the more Draconian measures we were faced with.

I would hope that we would treat these funds as help for health-related problems for our citizens, not a bonanza of bucks for politicians to fund pet projects.

I would like to thank you for your generous scholarship. These funds will greatly assist me in my pursuit of higher education. ... The money I save will go toward my goal of attending business school and law school. Thank you again.

My compassion has led to my own demise. I guess the solution is that I don't rely on funds until I get them.

Most of the hedge funds will vote with me and there will be some transference from some of the mutual funds, although others won't go against a sitting incumbent. It's no slam dunk, but we have a better chance then the world gives us.

Most of our roads are in a condition where the surface is severely deteriorated and in need of major rehabilitation, and since we are not getting the funds from central government to carry out the work, we have to go out there to seek the funds.

Most insurance companies and agents regularly contact homeowners to ensure that their insurance policy limits keep up with the value of their home so that there will be sufficient funds to rebuild after a hurricane or other catastrophe.

Most funds we see keep their interest rate bets to a minimum.

Merrill's record looks better than it is when you consider the bad funds they've merged away. They swept quite a bit under the rug.

Mid-cap and large-cap growth funds tend to have a lot of technology stocks and biotech stocks, and biotech stocks have really gotten pummeled too. It seems like there's been a flight from anything perceived to be risky.

We need to protect all of the funds that are to be directed toward educating those students and running the schools. Our concern would not be what resources they have or don't have to make their case.

You can buy a lot of closed-end funds at big discounts, or perhaps buy their (open-end) counterparts, but make sure you buy those areas like international stocks that have been out of favor with investors of late,

While the budget resolution is a nonbinding blueprint, it is, nevertheless, an important guideline for Congress. Once the President's proposed budget is received by Congress on the first Monday of February, Congress generally goes to work on appropriating the funds required.

We continue to see higher trading volumes from both hedge funds and retail investors, despite concerns that growth could slow.

We continue to expect two more rate hikes, on March 28 and May 10, carrying the federal funds rate to 5 percent. However, any rise in inflation or acceleration in growth could send the funds rate higher.

We continue to expect the Fed funds target to reach 5 percent in the second quarter of next year, which is where we see the tightening process ending. Comments from Fed officials suggest that they expect only a temporary hit to growth from higher energy prices, while concern about a drift up in core inflation is increasing.

We continue to believe that the Fed will keep tightening into 2006 and take the funds rate above 5 pct next year.

We continue to believe that mutual funds run by such shareholder-friendly firms represent worthwhile investment opportunities for most investors.

We really appreciate the amount of support we have received from a wide range of folk, who have come forward with sufficient funds that we will be able to fit new tyres at each service for the first time this year.

We have to start thinking about the Fed moving from a neutral to a more restrictive policy. I wouldn't rule out a 6 percent Fed funds rate if the economy stays hot.

We hope to be the most strategic in utilizing funds to either form partnerships and leverage existing ongoing activities, or by identifying gaps and placing our money there.

We hope the funds invested in the capital market, including bonds, will increase significantly.

We hope that the federal government is able to respond quickly and effectively. It is becoming quite evident that the broad nature of this outbreak is going to quickly deplete both state and local funds dedicated to the epidemiological efforts, laboratory testing, surveillance and mosquito-control efforts.

While checking and money market rates have not had significant changes recently, if the Federal Reserve makes any more changes to the Federal Funds rate, we should see some movement in checking and money market rates.

Without any fresh bullish news, one has to assume that it is the funds and the weight of money that is once again pushing these prices higher.

We're cautious, considering how well real estate funds have performed since the beginning of 2000. As much as some of the fundamentals look to be improving in real estate sub-sectors - for example, we've had sustained job growth, and that leads to greater demand for office and apartment space - we think price appreciation has largely outstripped the rate of change.

We're always a little bit behind where we need to be. The funds do get there but not necessarily as quickly as the houses get there.

We're also seeing hedge funds taking advantage of thin market conditions as we often see as we get to the end of December. And so basically, that's why we get these whippy moves.

We don't get money from the state funds to cover the resident hall operations. We are funded by the room and board fees.

We have so much money going to so many different agencies that I think there is great opportunity for misuse of funds and mismanagement and even, unfortunately, fraud. We need to move as quickly as possible.

We have some discretionary funds based on need or merit. We thought the need for this program was there because of the growing Hispanic population in Logansport schools.

We can't work on those streets with state funds because they're off the state system. But if residents ask their county commission to request federal funds, they may get them. Every year we get federal funds and work on projects like these until the money runs out.

We'll use the funds to get some things we weren't able to get before, ... We'll probably get a digital camera, printer, some night-vision equipment, a digital recorder, Motorola 2-way radios and some fingerprinting kits.

We must make sure that the people and areas that were directly affected by the storm get the help they need to get on their feet and get their communities rebuilt, ... At the same time, we must take every precaution to ensure that these funds are spent wisely.

We believe this legislation, if enacted, would encourage hedge funds simply to leave the state.

We had all the funds and everything agreed, and then someone came in and bought it for $12 million and literally did it overnight.

We have a lot of ideas forming and brainstorming, and we're going to apply for the funds next semester.

We've got stagnant general funds and obligations. We've got looming deficits on the riverfront but there are no clear answers there.

We have better than $8 billion in funds available.

We're working with funds where individuals are putting money into deals.

Usually when the public gets admitted to something, it's the end of the bubble. The exponential growth in private equity and hedge funds in the last decade is mind-boggling. There's a bubble here that's going to bust. There's too much money. That's true in venture capital and it's true of hedge funds as well.

(WAG) created the Chance Fund late last year to assist a blind, homeless Labrador retriever who has since found a loving family. The donations were so generous that the excess funds can now be used to help other animals.

Vouchers drain funds from failing schools at the very moment when schools need these resources the most ... We must not allow 'reform' to erode the federal responsibility to support national priorities like helping disadvantaged students and putting a quality teacher in every classroom.

With the demographics of our communities' populations, we have to understand there will be less and less public money to support projects. Today there's an increasing burden on the working population, and there will be ramifications of having fewer discretionary funds to work with for future projects.

We have had cases of funds being stolen from the university in the past, but it certainly is a rare occasion.

Well, one could argue that they're in the early process of making that mistake again. Those with some memory would probably rather have the funds rate at 3 percent than 1 percent.

Typically when we have a fire or flood and there's an announcement of emergency funds available, requests usually exceed the money available by five or 10 times.

Treatment takes longer and you don't see the results as fast. It's tough to get federal funds for something whose results appear two to three years later.

Trauma funds aren't going into the San Gabriel Valley, but paying for the trauma patients that get treated in the basin. Over 96 percent of patients are getting trauma care. We're doing the best we can do.

When I first started on the project, I wondered what I'd gotten myself into. It took a lot of time. But here was the Forest Service telling me they wanted us to cut a certain amount of timber so they'd have funds to do some other stuff they wanted to do. They're telling me I have to cut the trees.

We need to equip our troops. It's about funding our troops to get what they need to win in Iraq and the war on terror, and to provide critical funds to rebuild the Gulf Coast, and to help those affected by last year's hurricane.

We need to work out who is paying for film; in the U.K., it is increasingly difficult to get production funds - and pre-sales demand more and more shot/cut material.

While we have said all along that the foundation for the U.S. expansion is dodgy, as long as it is what it is, we expect to see the dollar and Treasury yields - and fed funds - move up.

Under the Governor's plan all the funds raised by these initiatives would have to be used for transportation purposes. If they were used for other purposes they would immediately expire.

We are now going to businesses to collect the funds to secure some space on the billboard. We need to get about 30 businesses signed on.

We have authorized the release of funds from existing projects, and we are preparing emergency assistance for those countries that will require additional financing,

We have not seen evidence of good physical demand at lower levels. Prices have been primarily driven by funds and, therefore, are vulnerable to sell-offs, should funds decide to exit the market.

We have not been able to settle the situation with the Excise Board on what funds will be available.

We haven't heard directly from the team, ... We've had a lot of positive comments. Our object was to try to, for lack of a better term, legitimize use of public funds for a stadium.

The present tax on retirement funds will be reduced from 18 percent to 9 percent with effect from March 1.

Those arguing that the Fed will soon take a time-out from gradually normalizing the level of the fed funds rate will have found little encouragement in these minutes.

We anticipate these evacuees' funds to be depleted by Sept. 2,

We are hoping to revisit the issuance of bonds like we did this past May, hopefully with more success, ... Also, there is hope that the athletic community will participate with raising funds to help pay for some of the development.

We are directing most of the funding where it is most appropriate. The new funds will be expended within the programs that are operating - aerials, moguls, skating - the sports where there are more potential medals for our money.

Those numbers are outrageous, ... We need to let the Department of Education know that we need funds to support preventive programs. It's always the same schools that apply and receive funding. Well, that's going to end. Local schools will receive federal money to be spent on these needed programs.

Those kinds of funds only work well for people who don't own a U.S. fund and who are keeping their portfolio simple.

Two-year notes are almost 200 basis points over (federal) funds and they're starting to get pretty cheap any way you look at it.

Unfortunately, there have been hundreds of millions of dollars spent on programs proven not to work. They tend to be ineffective because they are educational and not tied to enforcement. We recommend that no further funds be spent in areas proven not to work.

We don't have the funds right now to support a staff. I want to recruit a staff and be operational once we move in, so I am waiting until this summer. I am very focused on the investment campaign now and we have commitments for a significant portion of the $6.5 million that we wish to raise over five years.

We are raising funds to ensure that higher education will be a reality for these families. Providing for the children our military personnel left behind is our civic duty, and an education is a powerful way to show our thanks.

We are pursuing every avenue to recover this money. The money has been promised to people. They expect to have these funds available and right now they are not.

We are pleased that we are able to support these organizations that improve the daily lives of so many people. In Augusta, and nationally, these funds provide needed help.