-Caveat Lector- from: http://aol.smartmoney.com:81/smt/candidates/index.cfm?story=ag Click Here: <A HREF="http://aol.smartmoney.com:81/smt/candidates/index.cfm?story=ag">SmartMon ey Today: Presidential Portfolios</A> ----- "SHOCKING," says David Feldman. "A lease on a zinc mine and no mutual funds? Shocking." That's right: Al Gore's assets look more like 1899 than 1999. As things stand, the V.P. is without anything with a P/E, let alone an IPO: no stocks, no funds, not even a bond. What does he have? Land -- as far as the eye can see. Oh, and a zinc mine he's leasing out to an Australian mining company, Pasminco. He also had at least $39,000 in bank or money-market accounts in 1998. Of course, if Gore were an investor, he'd be encouraged to keep his money in a blind trust -- much like President Bill Clinton, who has $1,000,000-plus in three blind trusts. While Gore's puritanical portfolio may be conflict-of-interest free, it's also making him, well, not exactly poor, but it sure ain't making him rich. Gore's net worth has apparently dwindled while he's been in office, from a maximum of $1.6 million in 1992 to a max of $1.2 million in 1997 (based on the ranges provided by FEC documents). In 1998 alone, the Gores missed out on a 26.7% return in the S&P 500. The veep's non-portfolio had our financial planners sputtering with indignation. "The fact that he hasn't been willing to participate even on a blind-trust basis," says Feldman, "means he's lost out on one of the major bull markets of U.S. financial history." Dee Lee gives Gore her lowest score for not planning ahead at all: two out of a possible 10. "If he were to drop dead," Lee reasons, "his wife would have to sell some of the houses." ASSETS RANGE Arlington, Va., Home $250,000-500,000 Cottage Property and House 250,000-800,000 Carthage, Tenn., Home 250,000-500,000 Cash/Money Market 39,000-250,000 Lease on Zinc Mine 100,000-250,000 U.S. Treasury Strips 15,000-50,000 U.S. Treasury Growth Certificate 15,000-50,000 IRA 1,000-15,000 Other 1,000-15,000 Home | Contact Us | Help | Search | Symbol Lookup | Five-Day Archive| User Profile SmartMoney.com © 1999 SmartMoney. SmartMoney is a joint publishing venture of Dow Jones & Company, Inc.and Hearst Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. All quotes delayed by 20 minutes. Delayed quotes provided by S&P Comstock. Historical prices and fundamental data provided by Media General Financial Services. Earnings estimates provided by Zacks Investment Research. Insider trading data provided by Thomson Financial Services. ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
