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Iowa's Political Futures

Aug 20, 2004
Got some cash to invest? Why not stake money in the upcoming presidential race? Just go to the Iowa Electronic Market, and the choice between Bush and Kerry plays out in a real money futures market. Kai speaks to Dan Gross, who has written about this market for Slate and The New York Times.
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"Buzzword": Directed Brokerage

Aug 20, 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: "directed brokerage." You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?
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From the Money Matters Desk: An investment report on finding a fee-only financial planner

Aug 20, 2004
On this week's "Money Matters" -- our regular look at how to improve your bottom line -- we tackle the question: How to find a fee-only financial planner? We've called on Elizabeth Jetton, president of the Financial Planning Association, to assist.
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Investment Clubs

Aug 14, 2004
Interested in pooling your resources and tackling the stock market as part of a team effort? Why not join the roughly 22,000 people registered in investment clubs? Angelle McQuade, the co-author of "Investment Clubs for Dummies", gives Kai the scoop on how to participate in an investment club.
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From the Money Matters Desk: An investing report on IRA rollovers

Aug 14, 2004
On this week's "Money Matters" -- our regular look at how to improve your bottom line -- we take a look at what to do with your precious retirement savings when you leave a job. Should you keep the money in your current employee sponsored 401k? Or should you roll it over to an IRA? We invited Kathy Kristof, personal finance columnist for the Los Angeles Times, to give us her advice.
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"Buzzword": Trading Range

Aug 14, 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: "Trading Range." You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?
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Mailbag for August 14, 2004

Aug 14, 2004
Chris Farrell answers more of your burning money questions. This week: advice on investing in 529 college plans, researching reverse mortgages, and selling off stocks.
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"Educating Rico": Bonds

Aug 7, 2004
A balanced portfolio includes stocks and bonds, right? But what exactly is a bond and how does it relate to market forces? In this month's installment of 'Educating Rico', our financially challenged protagonist discovers it all comes down to math.
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Mailbag for August 7, 2004

Aug 7, 2004
Chris Farrell answers more of your burning money questions. This week: advice on using fixed income assets, investing in I-bonds, and choosing between real estate and the stock market.
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"Buzzword": NYMEX

Aug 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: "NYMEX." You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?
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