In 2008, when the rest of the world was crashing, the GARS fund was up 4 percent.

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U.S. clients looking for investments that can cover their pension obligations have turned to GARS and other multi-asset strategy funds.

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Last year, GARS U.S. composite rose 7.86 percent, not counting fees.

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The bulk of it comes from their parent firm, Standard Life Insurance, which is 96 percent invested in GARS for their pension plan since June 2005.

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By 1999, French audiences were already hooked on Mr. Dujardin's engagingly macho character, "Loulou, " in the TV mini-series, "Un gars, une fille, " a parody of humdrum married life.

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"It was like we hit a concrete wall, " Gars said.

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The GARS portfolio beat every major equity benchmark around.

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In 2009, the GARS portfolio rose 19 percent.

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Besides food and jazz, what sets New Orleans apart is its unmatched calendar of festivals virtually non-stop, and I just visited at the tail end of Jazz Fest, which is second only to Mardi Gars in scope, and growing.

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