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February 2002: A site jointly owned by Money Magazine and CNN.

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Articles and Resources

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Nov 14, 2006 Sleazy CEOs have even more options tricks: Backdating may be just the beginning: A lot of other suspicious stuff tends to happen when companies grant options.

QUOTE: even before Lie's backdating bombshell, scholars suspected that executives were using insider information for financial gain in timing options grants and news releases. Does that make backdating just the most obviously illegal tip of an iceberg of dodgy corporate behavior? And is anyone going to get in trouble for the other stuff?

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Jul 27, 2006 Choosing the right card to travel: Consumers can expect some pretty hefty charges for using credit cards overseas ... a little investigation beforehand is worthwhile.

QUOTE: For the credit card industry, fees linked to foreign-made purchases provide a nice line of revenue. MasterCard (Charts) and its competitor Visa charge bank issuers 1 percent for every purchase consumers make abroad...Banks jumped on the bandwagon, charging a fee of 1 to 2 percent of their own on top of the fees passed down by Visa and MasterCard.

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Feb 19, 2006 Fight back: Denied insurance claims: Staying on top of a claim with your home insurer takes some quick legal preparation.

QUOTE: You're paying not for service but to make up for losses -- low interest rates, natural disasters and choppy markets have depleted insurers' coffers...Understanding two simple legal concepts can send a message to your insurer that you've done your homework and you know how the game is played.

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Feb 19, 2006 Fight back: Dishonest brokers: Greed is not good if it means the broker wins, not you. Here's what you can do.

QUOTE: complaints of unsuitable investments are among the most common to reach the NASD, the securities industry's self-regulator. And it goes beyond brokers stuffing your 90-year-old Uncle Jack's portfolio with penny stocks. Last year the NASD fined brokers $40 million for steering their customers into certain share classes of mutual funds, maximizing the brokers' take at their clients' expense.

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Feb 09, 2006 Fight back: Malpractice in the billing department: Between errors and bill padding, fighting a hospital overcharge or denied medical claim can take some smart strategies.

QUOTE: If billing errors result in overcharging or, worse, a denied claim, understanding the bureaucracy -- the very thing that drives you nuts -- is your best offense.

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Feb 09, 2006 Fight back: Other scams we hate: Tips on how to fight back against hidden hotel fees, useless airline miles and phone "slamming.

QUOTE: From useless airplane miles to phone slamming to hidden hotel charges, there always seems to be someone trying to take advantage of you. Try these strategies to fight back.

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Feb 09, 2006 Fight back: Too many bank fees: Avoiding constant bank fees takes effort and some clever moves.

QUOTE: Competition and low interest rates have made it harder for banks and credit-card issuers to clean up by lending you money. Solution: More fees! Higher fees! Last year, Americans shelled out $4.3 billion...

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Jan 31, 2006 Environmental group contends drivers, passengers are breathing dangerous chemicals found in car interiors; calls for new regs.

QUOTE: ...part of the so-called "new car smell" is toxic, and that the interior of an automobile has dangerous levels of various chemicals....PBDEs, used as fire retardants, and phthalates, used primarily to soften PVC plastics, are found in dangerous amounts in dust and windshield film samples.

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Jun 16, 2004 Fair play: You love all your children. But does that mean you should leave the same amount to each of them?

QUOTE: Equal vs. equitable? What is fair? It's a question that has stumped families for generations. Do you treat your children equally no matter what, or do you take into account that one child is a struggling artist and another an investment banker? What about the hard-luck child? Or the proverbial black sheep?

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May 24, 2004 The real costs of fuel-efficient cars: The most fuel-efficient autos may not always be the least expensive to own

QUOTE: When looking at costs of ownership for five years, the cars that get the highest gas mileage tend be the least costly to own, not counting their depreciation. But while fuel costs are among the biggest items in overall ownership cost, there are many other factors to consider.

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Aug 26, 2003 Secrets of the free ride: Don't assume you make too much or that other students is more qualified. Get what's yours!

QUOTE: Yet, all too often, families fail to explore tuition awards for which they might be eligible, assuming their household incomes are too high, or that their kids can't compete with their over-achieving classmates. They're making a big mistake.

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Aug 06, 2002 Martha Story Questioned

QUOTE: Martha Stewart's stockbroker ordered his assistant to tell her that ImClone Systems' chief was selling large amounts of the company's stock in late December and that she should do the same...

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Aug 05, 2002 Dish Marketing Practices Probed

QUOTE: Los Angeles city officials...are looking into allegations that sellers of Dish Network satellite television systems have made false claims about bankrupt cable TV operator Adelphia Communications Corp. in order to sell more Dish systems.

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Sep 10, 2001 Sue Your Broker

QUOTE: When overzealous brokers met newly minted investors in the long bull market, fortunes were made and lost in an instant. Now everyone's pointing fingers over the missing money.

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