prudently

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The 1974 Employee Retirement Income Security Act requires employers that sponsor retirement plans to manage investments prudently and solely in their beneficiaries’ interest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The law allows outside parties to provide evidence that the utility didn’t act prudently before the fire, but even in that event, the utility’s financial responsibility for damages is capped.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

Institutions that manage risk prudently are at a competitive disadvantage to those that chase yield.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

When some employers prudently began phasing out the party and donating the money to charity, I felt some relief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

He recognized Yossarian as the drunk who had accosted him roughly at the officers’ club one night before the first mission to Bologna, and he swung his displeasure prudently to Dunbar.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller