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The Wall Street Meltdown

I'm not surprised that Lehman Brothers went into bankruptcy. But Merrill Lynch worried enough to sell itself to Bank of America? That's a stunning development.

AIG is an extremely complicated, global insurance company with a large presence in Asia. Technically, its regulated by the states, but the Feds are deeply involved this time around.

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Christopher Farrell is economics editor of Marketplace Money, a nationally syndicated one-hour weekly personal finance show produced by American Public Media.
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Lisa - Sep 15, 2008

So, as with Lehman Brothers, if I have retirement accounts with AIG Retirement, the money is protected?