Two portfolios both returned 15% last year. Identical result on paper. But Portfolio A drifted there steadily, while Portfolio B lurched fro

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Bottom line: Today's 2.8% drop is mostly a mirage — it's mechanical, not panic. But strip that away and you're left with a stock that has no