The Problem With Indexes
Gold Seek -
stock that changes price does so by more than what is justified by fundamentals. Any particular stock may still be undervalued when it moves up in price or overvalued when it moves down. New research indicates that there is a simple way that investors can capture these mis-pricings and achieve returns superior to capitalization-weighted indexes. This is through a strategy called 'fundamental indexation.' Fundamental indexation means that each stock in a portfolio is weighted not by its market capitalization, but by some fundamental metric, such as aggregate sales or aggregate dividends. Like capitalization-weighted indexes, fundamental indexes involve no security analysis but must be rebalanced periodically by purchasing more shares of firms whose price has gone down more than a fundamental metric, such as sales, and selling shares in those firms whose price has risen more than the fundamental metric....
2006-06-19
Canada's obesity hot spots trying hard to trim residents'
CBC News, Canada -
"There is somewhat of an aboriginal story to this, but it's also a story of social economic circumstances that any population can be in," he said. Add stress from high unemployment, poor self-esteem and substance abuse to the lifestyle mix and many in the population feel crushed by a weight that is difficult to throw off.
2006-06-18
High blood pressure haunts students
People's Daily Online, China -
"Irregular eating habits, such as skipping breakfast and having too much fast food, are linked with being overweight or obese," said Liu Li, a doctor with the Guangzhou Children's Hospital.
2006-06-16
Teen survey looks at sex and drinking
WKYC-TV, OH -
Fewer teens are smoking now - 54% have tried cigarettes compared to 73% in 1999. And those who are smoking are starting at a later age. Alcohol use is down too - but still nearly half of teens - 42% say they've drank in the last month. More than a quarter have participated in binge drinking.
2006-06-15
New diet focuses on reality rather than fads
Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA -
You won't get dessert at lunch and dinner, but you are entitled each day to one "Reality Reward" from a list including cobblers, custards, cookies, even a banana split. There are also dividends – little treats such as a sugar cube, a freezer pop, some grated Parmesan, none more than 20 calories – for inclusion several times daily as meal enhancers. An extensive listing of food equivalents makes possible near-infinite variations on the basic menu offerings.
2006-06-14
We're out of shape
The Herald, WA -
These are some of the findings of a report card on health issued Tuesday by the Snohomish Health District. The countywide public health agency spent about 11 months sifting through statistics to come up with the findings.
2006-06-13
Calories-In/Calories-Out: Dieting Truth, Lie or Something in
The Common Voice, SC -
The problem with calories-in/calories-out is that it relies on a subtle bit of misdirection that has had a dramatic and negative impact on America’s health. Further, it is a grossly oversimplified solution to a very complex problem, that truthfully, no one fully understands. The misdirection is this. If the problem of weight gain is food, shouldn’t the solution to weight gain be food as well. Instead, the second half of this equation puts far too much emphasis on exercise as the solution. By doing so, it lends the impression that all foods are equal… that they’re nothing but calories and that it doesn’t matter what you eat, so long as you balance those calories with exercise. A quick glance at our collective statistics on overweight and obesity should be all the proof one needs to see how the calories-in/calories-out dogma has failed us.
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