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Provides an overview of places of retirement to help retirees make a comfortable long-term decision. Main types of facilities to consider; Factors to consider; Identifying options; Doing homework on facilities considered; Evaluation of contract. INSET: A CCRC primer..

Focuses on Medicare, a federal health-insurance program in the United States. Qualification for Medicare; Branches of Medicare; Factors to consider in choosing Medicare options. INSETS: Do Your Homework;Who's in the Market for Medigap?;The Future of Medicare;What to Do If Your Insurer Dumps You

Provides information on how to manage bonds in the United States. Shift from bonds to stocks during the 1990s; Three things to which the level of the bond's yield depends; Role of bonds in a portfolio; Suggestions for choosing the right kind of bond. INSET: BOND BASICS.

Provides tips on how to boost one's retirement income. Importance of determining one's needs; Strategies for producing retirement income; Types of investments that can generate additional income for retirees.

Provides information on 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs) in the United States. Definition of 401(k) plans and IRAs; Investment to make; Beneficiaries for IRA. INSET: Self-Directed IRAs: Taking charge of your money'.

Focuses on several controversies surrounding the implementation of the 401(k) section of the United States tax code. How a 401(k) plan works; Significance of understanding tax-deferred compounding; Possible scenarios that can happen upon adapting the 401(k) savings plan. INSETS: How to Judge a 401(k);Morningstar's Picks;Making a Million, by Deborah A. Rogus.

Features prominent value fund managers and the stocks they have bought as of September 1999. How to figure out the value of the company according to Michael Sandler of Clipper Fund; How Chuck Akre of FBR Small Cap Value defines terrific business; Concept of value investing according to David Nicholas of Nicholas Fund.

Looks into home-based business opportunities in the United States. Factors that are driving the growth of home-based businesses; Freelancing; Consulting; Technical opportunities; Computer opportunities; T-shirt printing for the artistically inclined; Engraving; Auditing; Financial and tax advising; Product distributing; Handyman; Catering; Franchising. INSET: Resources for home-based entrepreneurs..

Provides tips on the management of personal finances in the United States. Job market condition; Advise on purchases; Decision making on retirement funds. INSETS: Dollar-smart tips for the New Year;1999: A beginning, not an end, by Deborah A. Rogus.

Presents information on various companies which have strong potential for long-term investment. INSETS: More ways to teach your kids about money;Kid funds: The pros discover the youth market;Custodial accounts.

Presents a guide on planning for retirement. Determination of financial needs upon retirement; Avoidance of tax payments; Conversion of financial liabilities. INSET: Allocation in the key.

Suggests ways of investing tax refunds. Reasons for investing in gold and silver; Recommendations in investing in signed prints, paintings and photographs that have been reproduced and signed by the artist; Suggested mutual funds and stocks for investment. INSET: For more information.

Presents information about the benefits of the 1997 Taxpayer Relief Act. Impact of the act on `sweat equity'; Advantages offered by the act regarding the buying, selling and refinancing of a home; Tips in building up `sweat equity.' INSETS: The deflation question;What to make of today's low rates, by Robert K. Heady.

Presents some goals relating to personal finances for the coming year 1998. Testing job market; Taking advantage of new tax law in the United States; Major purchases; Debt; Credit-card deals; Housing; Retirement planning; Financial arrangements; Insurance. INSET: Dollar-smart tips for 1998..

Focuses on the economic aspects of preparing for a secure retirement in the United States. Setting the goal for retirement; Paying off debts; Maintaining tax-deferred accounts; Choices for asset allocation such as money-market funds and short-term Treasury paper; Long-term care insurance; Career and lifestyle options. INSETS: You--and your savings--may be all you've got.;Greener pastures..

Focuses on government-run health-care program, Medicare, that guarantees older American access to affordable health care. Medicare financing; Medical Savings Account (MSA); Medicare functions; Medicare coverage; Long term care insurance.

Discusses the expected impact of the 1996 presidential elections in the United States on personal finances. Conflicting views by presidential candidates Bill Clinton and Bob Dole on budget deficit, the environment, public education, inflation, health care, capital formation; Downsizing. INSETS: Some assumptions.;Political portfolios..

Presents investment advice on 401(k) plans. Historical background; Outline of a basic 401 (k) plan; Advantages. INSET: How to get everything you want from your 401(k)..

Presents listings of no-load or low-load funds. Includes mutual funds; Variable annuities; Stocks; Insurance; Credit cards; Banking and credit unions.

Describes the disorder in the health-care system as presenting cost-cutting opportunities for the informed consumer. Quality health care at less cost with the right information, right attitude and willingness to be assertive; Six things to ask oneself; Questioning the validity of a procedure's price; Asking for discount for prompt payment; Taking advantage of `cafeteria' plans. INSETS: Choosing the right insurance.;How a healthy lifestyle saves money..

Discusses factors important to choosing financial planners. Growth in number of financial planners; Problem with fraudulent and inconsistent planners; Improvement of level of expertise of financial planning due to competition; Ways to start selecting a financial planner; Importance of limiting relationship with a planner. INSET: A financial planner in action (Faye Doria)..

Offers advice on personal finance management for the year 2000. Career options; How life insurance must be treated; Advice on mortgage payments.

Explains why and how investors of in the United States can guarantee the retirement options they really want for the 21st century. Experience of Richmond, Virginia couple Dirk and Claudia Swanson; Facts about retirement planning and Social Security; Roth individual retirement account (IRA); Saving strategy; College funds; Disability insurance; Health awareness; Long-term-care insurance. INSET: The future of social security and Medicare..

Reports that dividends are making a come back in the stock market. Trend in the stock market in the 1990s; Companies that have high-dividend stocks; Criteria that must be considered in high yield stocks; Where to find high-dividend stocks. INSET: The Dow Dividend Approach.

Highlights part-time job opportunities for retirees. Includes clerical work; Recruitment of seniors at retail stores; Customer service jobs at banks; Demand for older agents in travel agencies; Part-time jobs at motels and hotels.