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MARKET IN BRIEF “
At the close of June 5,1998 StOCkS ° f lOCal interest
Stock Last Change
DOW
BellSouth Corp. -68 3/8 +2.1/4
Volume: 9037.71 Coca-Cola Company +B2 1/16 +l7/8
% change YTD:+I4.2B McDonalds Corp. +67 3/16 +5/16
Southern Company -27 3/8 -5/16
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. +57 13/16 +l3/16
Tyson Fcxxis -22 5/16 + 3/16
Home Depot +7B 15/16 +ls/8
cgpcnn Ford Motor Company -55 1/4 +l/8
General Motors -75 1/4 - 3/16
Scientific Atlanta +23 3/16 -1/16
AT&T -617/8 +1
Intel +69 13/16 +ls/8
Microsoft +B6 1/4 +3/16
Volume: 1113.86 Regions Bank +4013/16 -1/8
% change YTD:+I4.7B Atlanta Gas Light +2O 1/16
: GTE +59
Coca-Cola Enterprises +39 5/8 + 3/4
* NASDAQ Pepsico +42 +ll/4
Georgia Pacific -62 1/16 -11/8
Stock market information provided by Edward
Volume: 1782.91 Jones Investments, 210 Dahlonega St., Cumming,
% change YTD: +13.54 Ga. p or more information, contact John Weaver at
£ the office of Edward Jones at (770) 844-1000.
Mutual funds and moral convictions
What do personal moral convictions have to do with
.investing? For some people, a lot
Many people, because of personal values, refuse to
invest in companies whose businesses violate their prin
, “jpiples. For example, environmentalists may not invest in
■ dumber companies, vegetarians might not invest in food
' Companies that use meat in their products, those opposed
Jto smoking may not buy tobacco stocks, and so on.
I When selecting individual securities, it’s seldom a
,‘problem to find out if the company you’re considering
your personal principles. A little research using
reports from Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s or Value Line
research services generally uncovers a company’s com
plete product line. A phone call or letter to the compa
ny’s headquarters can bring you an informative annual
report. Not only will it provide a list of current products,
* Jbut also an outline of future plans, products and
•J prospects. If these do not correspond with your convic
’< tions, simply don’t invest in this particular company.
, But what if you’re investing in mutual funds?
’ Today, mutual funds invest not only for the individual
investor, but also for major retirement plans, endowment
f > funds, trusts, colleges and more. If your retirement dol-
, 1 lars are part of your company’s multimillion-dollar plan,
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I funds invest in so many different companies that it may
be difficult to find one with absolutely no investments
i that violate your principles.
; For example, one of the biggest targets of socially
; responsible investors is the tobacco industry. However,
almost half of the nation’s largest mutual funds own
tobacco stocks, with a total value of about $3 billion -
and that covers only the largest funds. An estimated
I 1,500 mutual funds hold tobacco stocks.
, What is “responsible,” however, boils down to a matter
I of individual conscience. If you’re concerned about the
moral implications of your investments, it is possible to
invest in good-quality mutual funds and still sleep at
night.
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, Ga. 30040, Phone: (770) 844-1000.
BUSINESS
Cumming/Forsyth Chamber to
hold 11th annual golf tournament
The Cumming/Forsyth County
Chamber of Commerce will hold
its 11th Annual Golf tournament
on Tuesday, June 9, at the Polo
Golf and Country Club in
Cumming. This year the tourna
ment’s main sponsors are
Northwoods Medical Specialists,
Cumming and North Fulton
Regional Hospital, Alpharetta.
The Fort Lauderdale style tour
nament will begin with a buffet
lunch at 11 a.m. and a shotgun
start at high noon. Prizes and
awards will be awarded at a
reception in the Polo Golf and
Country Club clubhouse follow
ing the tournament.
“Northwoods Medical
Specialists and North Fulton
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Duck Head
Invitational to be
held June 9
St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital will sponsor the Duck
Head Invitational on June 9 at
Chateau Elan Legends Course
to benefit St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital.
The honorary chairman in Dan
Reeves, head coach of the Atlanta
Falcons. Special guests include
Paul robb, president of Duck
Head Apparel Co. Inc. and oth
ers.
For information or directions,
call Becky at (770) 448-9047.
How to create
and execute a
business plan
Successful businesses begin
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workable business plan.
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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - Sunday, Juna 7,-
Regional Hospital are proud to
sponsor the tournament again
this year,” said Barbara Noon,
administrator for Northwoods
Medical Specialists. “We partici
pate in numerous golf tourna
ments every year and this has to
be one of the best run, and most
fun tournaments we are a part
of,” continued Noon.
The tournament will be limited
to the first 120 players to regis
ter. Teams and individuals can
sign up, with individual players
matched according to handicaps.
Registration is $l5O per player,
S6OO per team, and includes
golf, driving range balls, cart
rental, lunch, beverages on the
course, prizes, diddy bags, and
If you’d like to learn how to pre
pare and use a plan for your busi
ness attend the business planning
seminar on the morning of
Tuesday, June 16, at the Small
Business Resource Center 270
Peachtree St., Suite 140, Atlanta,
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sponsored by score, service
corps of retired executives and the
U.S. Small Business
Administration. The cost is S3O,
call Score at (404) 347-2442, ext.
109. Free coffee and donuts will
be available.
Siemen’s sponsors
second annual golf
charity tournament
The Save the Children Child
Care Support Center in Atlanta
will be the beneficiary of the sec
ond annual charity golf tourna
ment sponsored by Siemens
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the awards reception. Entry
deadline is June 3, or 120
golfers, and information can be
obtained from the Chamber
office, (770) 887-6461.
Additional corporate sponsors
include Regions Bank, Lang
Signs, Wachovia, Davis
Communications, Wal-Mart
Super Center, Country Cupboard
and Kroger.
The Cumming/Forsyth County
Chamber of Commerce is a 900+
membership organization com
mitted to providing leadership,
to promoting planned growth, to
providing services to the busi
ness community and to improv
ing the quality of life of the citi
zens of our community.
Systems, June 9 in Marietta.
Siemens is calling on vendors,
customers and friends to support
its efforts to raise more than
SIO,OOO for the Center.
Registration for tournament will
begin at 8 a.m., June 9, at the
Indian Hills Country Club in
Marietta. Applications are avail
able at Siemens through David
Tucci, (770) 956-2160, or fax
(770) 956-2195. Entry fee is
$125 per person, which includes
a chance to win a car with a hole
in-one (sponsored by Saturn of
Marietta), and prizes for closest
to the pin and longest drive. A
buffet lunch also is included.
Since opening its offices in
Atlanta in 1979, Save the
Children has worked to increase
the supply of affordable, high
quality child care throughout
Georgia. The Child Care Support
Center provides training, techni
cal assistance and referrals to' a
home-based child care network
that serves 11,000 Atlanta metro
area children annually.
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