That exhortation from playwright Arthur Miller’s masterwork,
Death of a Salesman, is one of the most famous lines in the American theater, and it immediately came to mind when I learned that a naval officer of singular distinction, Commander William F. Bundy, USN (Ret.), a member of “The Centennial Seven,” had suddenly passed away on 15 December 2019. In that spirit, I headed north on a sunny December day a little over a year ago to attend a funeral with full military honors.
Driving from northern Manhattan to Rhode Island takes about four hours, plenty of time to retrace the extraordinary life of my USS
Q: How many stock mutual funds exist? – R.P., Beaverton, Ore.
A: According to the Investment Company Institute, as of November 2020, there were about 7,677 mutual funds in the U.S., with about 4,478 of them focused on stocks. It s worth counting exchange-traded funds (ETFs), too, as they re also pooled money invested in portfolios of various securities. As of November, there were 2,165 ETFs, 1,634 focused on stocks.
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Altered Stage Names Chris Medici President and General Manager
Share Article CHICAGO (PRWEB) December 15, 2020 Altered Stage, the first and only private club for recreational musicians in the U.S., has named Chris Medici president and general manager. In this role, Medici will lead the club’s continued transformation into a national club that combines online programming and community-connecting events along with its brick-and-mortar offering in Chicago’s West Loop.
Altered Stage provides a perpetual music experience for recreational musicians of all musical skill levels, from absolute beginners to advanced players. Through its unique online and in-person programming, community of like-minded music lovers, and its talented and approachable instruction staff, Altered Stage helps people along with and provides a platform for the musical journey they define. From daily online social and instructional events, mon