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From the Money Matters Desk: Annuities from A to Z
| Aug 13, 2005On this week's Money Matters -- our regular look at how to improve your bottom line -- we ask financial expert Lance Alston to explain the unpleasant truth about annuities.
Me, Myself, and I...
| Aug 13, 2005Interested in changing careers? Or becoming your own boss? <i>Money</i> magazine's Ellen McGirt shares tips on making your work dreams a reality.
Living in Denial
| Aug 13, 2005If you avoid thinking about death, could that lead to the demise of your family's financial livelihood? A new study suggests it might. Economics professor Joel Slemrod tells Kai why a fear of going six feet under might -- inadvertently -- deep six the importance of estate planning.
Taking a Break from the Rat Race
| Aug 13, 2005Roughly ten percent of large companies now offer either paid or unpaid sabbaticals for employees. But <i>Marketplace's</i> Hillary Wicai finds out some workers use their sabbaticals to recharge their battery and look for a new job.
Real Estate Finally Getting Real?
Bob Moon | Aug 12, 2005Some cities are reporting a softening in the real estate market. But does that mean a soft landing? Marketplace's Bob Moon finds out.
Heathrow's troubles
| Aug 12, 2005British Airways is getting about 70,000 passengers on their way who had been stuck at Heathrow Airport after a two-day strike. BA claims it is the innocent victim here: union leaders say the trouble was sparked by the tough management tactics of an American catering firm. Stephen Beard reports.
The worst seat on the plane
| Aug 12, 2005You flying somewhere this month? If so...chances are you'll feel that economy-class seat long after you've gotten off the plane. Commentator Christopher Elliott knows why.
Private security in Iraq
| Aug 12, 2005In Iraq, 25,000 civilians — heavily armed civilians — are guarding or helping to guard everything from Army bases to construction sites. Daniel Bergner writes about them in this weekend's New York Times Magazine, and he says it all starts with what you call 'em.
On Target at the New Yorker magazine
| Aug 12, 2005When readers of the New Yorker open their copies next week they'll find them full of ads from the discount retailer Target. So full, in fact, that there won't be any other ads in the whole magazine. Alisa Roth reports.
Fight or flight in gaza
| Aug 12, 2005Israel's withdrawal from Gaza begins on Monday: some Jewish settlers are already packing up. Other settlers plan to stay until the bitter end. Irris Makkler reports from one of the first settlements scheduled to be shut down.
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