Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 04:18:17 CST
From: "jt" 
Newsgroups: misc.invest.financial-plan
Subject: Re: Rebalancing portfolio and bonds,REIT
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You can get bond or reit funds that target different
countries with more friendly interest rate prospects,
with or without currency hedges:  firex pfbdx pfodx
or consider other hedges  fnmix ffrhrx hsgfx prpfx