Imagine the resulting surprise when a Liliputing reader discovers an unannounced Core i5-equipped model listed as in stock at multiple retailers.

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In Lowell's more conservative portfolios, Low-Price Stock continues to be a core holding and a decent performer, up 11% this year.

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After it shed non-core assets, earnings rebounded, and its stock climbed 205%.

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To boost returns, Park says, he'll focus on core brands, boost ad spending, pare the number of wine-stock-keeping units and reduce the low-margin private-brand business for European chain stores.

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At the core of this portfolio is a low-cost, beta-seeking total stock market fund.

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The company, long considered a core holding for the ubiquity of products like Band-Aids and its stable dividend, has seen its stock underperform the broader market under Weldon.

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