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Dec 2, 2024 | 
advisorperspectives.com | C. Thomas Howard |Thomas Howard
Advisor Perspectives welcomes guest contributions. The views presented here do not necessarily represent those of Advisor Perspectives. When we talk about stock returns, most people assume that individual stocks should yield positive returns. That’s because the stock market has historically outperformed other asset classes like bonds. But surprisingly, the median monthly return for a large sample of individual stocks is – drumroll, please – zero. That’s right.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Alexandra Carter |Thomas Howard |Matthew Nortcliff
Investors in closed-end funds make a commitment for the duration of a fund’s life cycle — known as the fund’s term — with liquidity available only through sale of assets, secondary transactions, or fund liquidation. Investors will also be liable to pay in amounts committed (as well as the potential recycling of certain distributions) for the duration of the term. How long is a typical closed-end fund intended to last?
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Chris Ormond |Thomas Howard |Lynette Elam
Upon the occurrence of a key person event, a suspension period
is typically triggered, during which the fund is not able to make
new investments. In a previous article, we analyzed the average
length of the suspension period and the ways they tend to vary
among asset classes. In this article, we examine how fund sponsors
resolve a key person event to terminate the suspension period and
resume all investment activities.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Mandee Gruen |Thomas Howard |Lynette Elam
Upon the occurrence of a key person event, a suspension period is typically triggered, during which the fund is not able to make new investments. In a previous article, we analyzed the average length of the suspension period and the ways they tend to vary among asset classes. In this article, we examine how fund sponsors resolve a key person event to terminate the suspension period and resume all investment activities.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
goodwinlaw.com | Lynette Elam |Mandee Gruen |Chris Ormond |Thomas Howard
Upon the occurrence of a key person event, a suspension period is typically triggered, during which the fund is not able to make new investments. In a previous article, we analyzed the average length of the suspension period and the ways they tend to vary among asset classes. In this article, we examine how fund sponsors resolve a key person event to terminate the suspension period and resume all investment activities.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
scholarsarchive.byu.edu | Thomas Howard |Brigham Young |Bryan W. S
Keywordsdithering, palette selection, image quantization, colorsCollegePhysical and Mathematical SciencesDepartmentComputer ScienceAbstractWhen performing image quantization, palette selection has always been a difficult problem. All methods, although they may produce acceptable result for some images, perform poorly on others. The problem lies in deciding which colors are best to include in the quantized palette.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Thomas Howard
THOMAS HOWARD |, The Meridian Star, Miss. July 1, 2024 at 11:59 PM·1 min readJul. 1—Lauderdale County Sheriff Ward Calhoun on Monday wished county residents a happy Fourth of July and reminded them to be safe and use common sense as they celebrate Independence Day. Residents are encouraged to drive sober or use designated drivers as they travel the county's roads in cars or head out onto waterways in boats. America is a great nation and residents are encouraged to celebrate its birthday.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Thomas Howard
THOMAS HOWARD |, The Meridian Star, Miss. June 28, 2024 at 2:12 PM·4 min readJun. 28—Lauderdale County supervisors are expected to move forward with repairs to the county's asphalt spreader and consider buying a new fire truck when they next meet Monday. In a work session Thursday, Road Manager Rush Mayatt said the county's asphalt spreader currently needs a new generator, which generates the heat needed to work with asphalt mixtures.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Thomas Howard
THOMAS HOWARD |, The Meridian Star, Miss. June 24, 2024 at 10:59 PM·2 min readJun. 24—Meridian's Over The Moon Children's Boutique was recognized for its customer service and engaging shopping experience Friday as it received the Outstanding Retail Merchandising award from the Mississippi Main Street Association. The award was presented at the MMSA annual awards luncheon at The South in Jackson.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Thomas Howard
THOMAS HOWARD |, The Meridian Star, Miss. June 24, 2024 at 8:59 PM·1 min readJun. 24—A Lauderdale County woman accused of forcibly drowning her 2-year-old son will face increased charges due to evidence from autopsy results, Lauderdale County Sheriff Ward Calhoun announced Monday. Deputies responding to a domestic disturbance call at a home in the 2600 block of Bolen Long Creek Road discovered the child's body shortly before 8 p.m. June 18.
