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Leaving Boston
| Apr 18, 2005Last week we got word The Atlantic Monthly is moving the last of its staff out of Boston -- where it's been since 1857. It's yet another blow to Boston's business community, which has lost some big-name companies to outsiders in recent years. Boston-based giants like Fleet Bank, John Hancock and Gillette all have new homes now. What happens when so many businesses pack-up and leave the town that made them famous? From Boston, reporter Monica Brady-Myerov takes a look.
The "Buzzword": Specialists
| Apr 16, 2005Life is hard enough without having to decipher everything. Each week, Sound Money brings you a word or a phrase that has bubbled to the top of the news. For instance - "Specialists." You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?
"Day in the Work Life" Artist
| Apr 16, 2005This week David Rockefeller pledged a hundred million bucks to MOMA's endowment. It's the biggest cash gift in the museum's history. On this week's "A Day In the Work Life" -- our regular look at how folks trade time for money -- we meet an artist who runs an art collective on a significantly smaller budget.
The Mailbag for April 15, 2005
| Apr 16, 2005Our economics editor Chris Farrell answers more of your burning money questions. This week: advice on choosing between term and life insurance, stemming the flood of credit card solicitations, and finding the right balance of stocks and bonds in a retirement account.
The "Straight Story" with Chris Farrell: The Estate Tax
| Apr 16, 2005It's time once again for economics editor Chris Farrell is to help you sort out what's smart, what's stupid and what's the Straight Story. The estate tax - also known as the "death tax" is back on the political agenda. Chris isn't ready to write an obituary.
What Lies Beneath: Deciphering an Earnings Statement
| Apr 16, 2005How do you decide when to buy a stock? When to sell? One way: read the company’s earning statement. And there’s no better time. With earning season in full swing, you’ll have access to lots of reports…from companies like Apple, General Motors, and Bank of America. But what answers lie beneath all those numbers? Investors.com’s Ken Shreve breaks down an actual earnings statement.
From the Money Matters Desk: Irrational Exuberance and the Irrational Housing Market
| Apr 16, 2005Yale economist Robert Shiller has impeccable timing. "Irrational Exuberance," his book about the stock market, landed on bookstore shelves the same month the tech bubble burst. He's back with a revised edition of the book - and warnings about the real estate market.
"Change for a Buck": Your Tax Dollar
| Apr 16, 2005On this installment of our occasional series "Change For A Buck," we track how "The Man" spends every penny of your tax dollar.
The Tax Man Cometh
| Apr 16, 2005Sure, tax season is over for 2004. But here at Sound Money, we believe it's never too early to prepare for next year. Mark Everson, the IRS Commissioner, offers his tax tips for 2005.
Refund Madness
| Apr 16, 2005Two thousands dollars... that's what the Internal Revenue Service says the average tax refund will be this year. What should you do with your tax refund? KUOW's Cathy Duchamp files the story.
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