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December 22, 2014 • Volume 25 Number 26 • www.wbjournal.com • $1.25 10 PREDICTIONS FOR 2015: What lies ahead for life sciences, property tax rates and real estate? REPORT CARD ON OUR ‘14 FORECASTS: Of our 10 prognostications, most did, in fact, happen. TOP BUSINESS STORIES OF 2014: What’s number one? Two words, and they begin with G and E. INDUSTRY OUTLOOKS: Things to watch out for in six key industry sectors. Sponsored by: 2015 Most business leaders see a bright year ahead for Central Mass. Ready for takeoff Results of our annual survey begin on Page 5.
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December 22, 2014 • Volume 25 Number 26 • www.wbjournal.com • $1.25
10 PREDICTIONS FOR 2015: What lies ahead for life sciences, property tax rates and real estate?
REPORT CARD ON OUR ‘14 FORECASTS: Of our 10 prognostications, most did, in fact, happen.
TOP BUSINESS STORIES OF 2014: What’s number one? Two words, and they begin with G and E.
INDUSTRY OUTLOOKS: Things to watch out for in six key industry sectors.
Sponsored by:
2015
Most business leaders see a bright yearahead forCentral Mass.
Ready for takeoff
Results of
our annual
survey begin
on Page 5.
2014 THE NEW REALITY
A Portfolio Built By Combining Both Traditional and Alternative Assets
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO MANY INVESTORS
1994 TRADITIONAL WNAL ISDOM OF THE DAY
A Portfolio Built By Using 60/40 Stocks and Bonds
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS WERE ONLYAVAILABLEAA , BACK THEN, TO THE ELITE.
STANDARD DEVIATION - HISTORICAL VOLATILITY GAUGES THE AMOUNT OF EXPECTED VOLATILITY OR RISK.
LOWER STANDARD DEVIATION % = LOWER RISK.
† they are less correlated with traditional investments. This means they may perform differently
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The Charts Below Illustrate the Potential of
, which May Improve the Risk/Reward Characteristics of your Portfolio. Investment concepts designed to help improve your risk-adjusted returns.*
