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 * This weekend's Barron's cover story examines the prospects for an iconic beverage giant in a post-pandemic world. * Other featured articles discuss emerging markets stock on the rise and where to find yield in utilities. * Also, the prospects for medical REITs, a supermarket operator, cancer-focused biotechs and more. Cover story "Why Coke Could Be It Again" by Andrew Bary suggests that few big consumer companies have been hit harder by the pandemic than Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO). Yet, as people return to normal in a vaccinated world, the multinational beverage giant's global exposure could help it soar to new heights.Reshma Kapadia's "These Emerging Market Stocks Can Rival U.S. Tech Giants" says that, after a down decade, emerging market stocks are looking up. A number of internet and health-care companies in overseas markets are still in their growth trajectories, offering big opportunities. Is Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) worth a look?In "3 Medical REITs to Play a Return in Health Care," Darren Fonda makes the case that real estate investment trusts that specialize in health-care facilities are on solid footing and they have room to grow. Find out what Barron's likes about Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE: DOC) and a couple of its peers.NextEra Energy Inc. (NYSE: NEE) is on a roll, up 26% this year, according to "8 Utility Stocks That Offer Safe and Growing Yields" by Lawrence C. Strauss. But there is no shortage of yield elsewhere in the utility sector
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When you're thinking about how to allocate your money, remember the 3 E's—essentials, endgame, and extras. You should be putting the majority of your take-home pay (65%) into Essentials, 30 % into your Endgame, and five percent into Extras. Manis fall into the extras category, of course.
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