What to do as blue-chip bedrock turns into sand

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The remarkably strong performance of the stocks of high technology firms and the alarming drop in the share value of the stocks of large, stable and prestigious corporations are causing investors to reconsider placing their money on so-called blue chip stocks. Financial planner David Root said it is ironic that traditionally safe blue chip securities have become considerably risky investments, whereas the technology sector has become the safer part of the stock market. Many planners are therefore advising investors to study their mutual fund holdings and evaluate other stock sectors before increasing their holdings of technology stocks.

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Web sites offer financial planning tools

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Various online sites are offering financial planning tools designed to help people calculate the costs for a home mortgage, mutual plan or retirement plan. For instance, Mortgage Bankers Association's www.mbaa.org even compares the costs of renting versus buying. Countrywide's www.countrywide.com helps people calculate their monthly mortgage, based on their principal and interest rate. Other helpful sites are HomeGain's www.homegain.com, Quicken Retirement Planner's www.quicken.com, American Savings Education Council's www.asec.org and FinanceCenter's www.financecenter.com.

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Mutual funds split to appear accessible

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Mutual fund companies are dividing their shares into smaller pieces in order to make them more attractive to investors. The smaller pieces do not affect a fund's performance nor do they become easier to buy. Fund companies resort to smaller shares in order to lower their high net asset value (NAV). A high NAV, which is the value of the fund's investments divided by shares, outstanding is not favored by many investors.

Strategy & planning, Mutual Fund Mgmt Companies, Portfolio Management, Mutual funds

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