For those set on limiting equity losses, options offer a way to do so without committing to unloading holdings, notes Bryan Kelly, principal at Kelly Financial Group in Bel Air, Md.

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Making his first public comments since the Jan. 16 operation on his left hip and rejoining his teammates for the first time since October's playoff loss to Detroit, Rodriguez said he has heard the same schedule for his return that surgeon Dr. Bryan Kelly made public: sometime around the All-Star break.

NPR: Alex Rodriguez Calls Return 'A Great Challenge'

While Rodriguez rebounded from right hip surgery in March 2009 to help the Yankees to their first World Series title since 2000, Dr. Bryan Kelly said recovery from his operation on A-Rod's left hip this month will be more complex if for no other reason than it receives more stress because Rodriguez is a right-handed hitter.

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