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Mailbag for October 9, 2004
Sep 22, 2011
Chris Farrell answers more of your burning money questions. This week: advice on paying credit card debt, saving for retirement, and opening up a retirement account for a family member.
From the Money Matters Desk: Portfolio Advice for a Lazy Investor
Sep 22, 2011
On this week's Money Matters -- a regular look at how to improve your bottom line -- we take a look at retirement portfolios for the laziest listener. Sandra Block is the personal finance columnist at USA Today...and she's got some ideas.
"Straight Story": Regulating Hedge Funds
Oct 1, 2004
It'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 SEC wants to regulate hedge funds. Chris says it’s about time.
Replacing Greenspan
Oct 1, 2004
Alan Greenspan, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, has to step down in January of 2006. The buzz over who will replace him has already started. Who’s on the short list? Find out from Kai’s interview with Nell Henderson, a Washington Post staff writer.
The "Buzzword": Window Dressing
Oct 1, 2004
Life is hard enough without having to decipher everything. Each week, Sound Money will bring you a word or a phrase that has bubbled to the top of the news. For instance: "Window Dressing." You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?
Mailbag for October 2, 2004
Sep 22, 2011
Chris Farrell answers more of your burning money questions. This week: advice on social responsible investing, life insurance policies, and the Asian markets.
401K Diversification
Sep 22, 2011
The first criminal trial stemming from the Enron corporate scandal started this week. When Enron collapsed it highlighted a problem of worker retirement plans: its workers had more than <i>50 percent</i> of their plans invested in Enron stock. But has the lesson been learned? Are American workers diversifying their work sponsored retirement plans? Not so, according to a recent study. Brian Bull reports.
From the Money Matters Desk: An Investing Report on Selling Stocks
Sep 22, 2011
On this week's Money Matters -- our regular look at how to improve your bottom line...we take on a tough but common question...when do you sell a stock? Kai puts that question to Mark Robertson, the senior contributing editor for Better Investing Magazine.
Mailbag for September 25, 2004
Sep 22, 2011
Chris Farrell answers more of your burning money questions. This week: advice on giving a financial gift, banking overseas, and choosing an option arm mortgage.
Mutual Funds Round Up
Sep 24, 2004
It's been a little over a year since the mutual fund scandal broke. How has the industry handled the scandal, and have things changed for the average investor? Kai interviews Newsweek's Wall Street editor Allan Sloan.
