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How to get out of a bad investment
Apr 24, 2004
Raise your hand if you've heard this one before: If it sounds too good to be true - it probably is. But let's say you learned this lesson too late. Can you bail out of a bad investment? Ross Levin of Accredited Investors is ready to hand you a bucket.
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Housing factiod
Apr 24, 2004
The following comes standard when you purchase the average American home: one shower, 19 windows, a dishwasher...
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Mailbag for April 17, 2004
Apr 17, 2004
Chris Farrell answers more of your burning money questions. This week, he gives advice on emerging markets, interest-only mortgages, finding a financial planner, index funds, CD rates, and becoming a landlord.
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Mailbag for April 10, 2004
Apr 10, 2004
Chris Farrell answers more of your burning money questions. This week, he gives advice on cashing in your stock options, investing in gold, and consolidating student loans.
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Mutual funds update
Apr 3, 2004
It's been about six months since New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer first announced his mutual fund investigation. It's time for an update. Don Phillips from the fund rating company Morningstar tells us where things stand for the mutual fund industry.
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"Educating Rico": Chapter 2
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Mar 28, 2004
We met Rico, a Sound Money staffer and newcomer to the world of personal finance, a few weeks ago. After some initial advice from our man Chris Farrell, Rico is ready to make his first investment decision. Follow along as Rico hunts for the right index fund.
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"Straight Story": Closing costs
Mar 27, 2004
This and every week we have our Economics Editor Chris Farrell here to help you sort out what's smart, what's stupid, and what's the Straight Story. The Housing and Urban Development Department had a plan to deal with streamlining closing costs. But this week-they killed their own proposal. Chris is in a grieving mood.
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"The Buzz Word": 529 plans
Mar 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, like 529 plans -- you hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?
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Bubble bubble, is there trouble?
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Feb 28, 2004
Stock market color commentators have been debating the existence of the B-word. Reporter Lisa Napoli sorts out the meaning of the word "bubble" and tells what you should do when you hear it.
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