STOCKS OR PROPERTY; WHAT'S AN INVESTOR TO DO. WITH THE STOCK MARKET TUMBLING, SOME ARE TURNING TO A SAFER HAVEN - REAL ESTATE.(BUSINESS)

From: The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC) | Date: July 28, 2002| Author: Turner, Melissa | Copyright information

Byline: MELISSA TURNER Staff Writer

GREENSBORO -- Nikole McClanahan works hard for her money. She says the last thing she'd ever want to do is buy a piece of land and see it cut in half. But that's just what she feels like has happened to her investments in the stock market.

"Every year we put aside a certain amount to invest. In the past two years, it's done nothing but lose money."

After having seen her investments decline by more than 50 percent,...

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