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The mortgage REITs will target retail investors and consumers who are looking for an alternative to a plain-vanilla bond fund.
Mortgage REITs on a Tear As High Yields Fuel Demand A.D. Pruitt 2011
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Futures trading has long been growing faster than the plain-vanilla business of trading stocks and bonds.
Jefferies Closes In on Deal for Prudential's Bache Unit Aaron Lucchetti 2011
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People close to the issue say the banks are generally resigned to a firewall between plain-vanilla retail banking and riskier trading businesses.
U.K. Bank 'Ring-Fencing' Plan to Kick Off Debate on Details Sara Schaefer Muñoz 2011
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– If there are unconstitutionally onerous restrictions short of prohibition, a plain-vanilla license requirement simply is not among them.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Diane Wood on the Second Amendment 2010
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With their simple strategies, bond mutual funds have long been the plain-vanilla options of the investing world.
Bond Investing May Soon Have a New Math Tom Lauricella 2011
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The proposed settlement, which hasn't been finalized, would allow merchants to offer discounts, rebates or other incentives to get customers to use cards with lower merchant fees, such as "plain-vanilla" cards with no rewards or points programs.
Merchants Shred Costs of Payments by Plastic Robin Sidel 2011
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One rough gauge of future inflation expectations is the gap between yields on plain-vanilla Treasury bonds and Treasury inflation-protected securities of the same maturity.
Inflation? Numbers Show Faith in Fed Mark Gongloff 2011
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I also signed up for a plain-vanilla voice service from Verizon Wireless.
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Schwab says it will stick to plain-vanilla index ETFs, including domestic and international stocks and bonds.
Mortgage Defaulters See More Access to Loans Cristina Lourosa-Ricardo 2011
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If there are unconstitutionally onerous restrictions short of prohibition, a plain-vanilla license requirement simply is not among them.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Diane Wood on the Second Amendment 2010
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