By comparison, the spread between 10-year Treasurys and a standard 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is just 1.93 percentage points, near historical averages, according to mortgage-data provider HSH Associates.
Fixed-income allocations declined 0.6 percentage points to 20.2%.
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They have, he points out, many advantages over fixed-line operators with stronger brands and a closer relationship with their customers.
The national rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage in Zillow Mortgage Marketplace is now down 80 basis points from two weeks ago.
Short-duration Agency MREITS which specialize in shorter mortgages (like adjustable mortgages instead of 15-year and 30-year fixed) have outperformed much less about 250 basis points with Anworth Mortgage ( ANH), Hatteras Financial ( HTS), and Capstead Mortgage ( CMO) comprising the short-mortgage play.
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Time-Bound: Effective goals have starting points, ending points, and fixed durations.
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The results of this 2004 action were immediate and massive. 401k plans that had been receiving 50 to 100 basis points in revenue sharing from non-proprietary funds were cut to a maximum of 25 basis points for fixed income funds and a 35 basis point maximum for equity funds.
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Once the fault was finally fixed the FTSE 100 index of leading shares fell some 120 points to 6, 307 - its lowest point for more than two months.
He says interest runs along all price points, from distressed properties that can be fixed up and rented out to seven-figure mansions along Lakeshore Drive.
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If it all sounds too much, Mrs Kramlich points out that living with media art is really no different from living with fixed-image art. (The couple have works by Andy Warhol and Joseph Beuys in their mock-Tudor San Francisco home.) The difference, she adds with an eye to California's electricity troubles, is that you have an on-off switch and when the images vanish, the house is an artwork of its own.
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