alternative
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“Together, these indexes provide a data-driven view of what evergreen funds deliver relative to public market alternatives and to one another,” the firms said in a report describing the new benchmarks.
From Barron's
It is almost with perfect timing that the latest fund-manager survey shows that the big-money crowd running the world’s leading investment institutions has almost no interest in owning bonds — the generally safer alternative to stocks.
From MarketWatch
They conclude: "These findings provide supportive evidence for continued investment in HEMS, particularly for severely injured patients, though comparative studies with alternative care pathways are needed to establish causal effectiveness."
From Science Daily
The FSA has urged parents who had any of the affected products left, to stop using them and switch to an alternative formula.
From BBC
"Our members have all faced increasing risks or pressures. We made this decision under a circumstance of no alternative, with no other choice," Lai said.
From Barron's
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