July 1 - July 8 - July 15 - July 22 - July 29

Online Investment Strategies, with J. D. Hurd
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July 1, 2000
The Internet has made it possible for anyone with a modem and a computer to buy and sell stocks with the click of a mouse. Eliminating the stockbroker from the equation may save the investor time and money, but it also removes the research, analysis, and advice that the broker brought to the table. How can you increase your chances of making money when you invest online? What tools can you take advantage of on the Internet? J.D. Hurd is senior vice president and equity sales manager at Stockwalk.com, an online trading company, and he'll join Chris Farrell with some strategies for individuals who want to invest on the Internet.
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• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #1: Online Investment Strategies
  J.D. Hurd joins Chris Farrell with strategies for investing online.
  
  
• YOUR MONEY MANAGER: Even the Mighty are Falling
  Erica Whittlinger tells us that even big names like Amazon, AOL and Yahoo! are dropping too.
  
  
• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #2: Tech Stocks
  Chip Morris, manager of the T. Rowe Price Science and Technology Fund, visits with Chris about tech stocks.
  
  
• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #3: Job Interviews
  Chris talks with Amy Lindgren, president of Prototype Career Services and Knight Ridder columnist about successful job interviews.
  
  
• The NEWS & VIEWS of Chris Farrell: The Outlook for Bonds
  Chris Farrell says that the Treasury bond market could disappear in about eight years
  
  
• BUYER'S MARKET: Best Credit Card Rates This Week

Your Money Manager, with Erica Whittlinger
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July 8, 2000
Mid-year is good time to examine your investments and make a few adjustments, and on this edition of Sound Money you can do just that in the company of money manager Erica Whittlinger. If you're paying less attention to your personal finances than you should now that summer is here, we suggest that you spend an hour with Sound Money. Then you can devote your time to the really important things, like golf, swimming, and boating. Whittlinger is president of Whittlinger Capital Management in Minneapolis, and her comments are a weekly feature of the program. She'll join Chris Farrell on this edition to take calls from listeners.
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• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #1: Your Money Manager
  Erica Whittlinger joins Chris Farrell to discuss how to examine and make adjustments to your investments.
  
  
• YOUR MONEY MANAGER: Stay Cool
  Erica Whittlinger says we can safely say the economy is cooling.
  
  
• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #2: Credit Rating
  Chris talks with Craig Watts, consumer affairs manager for Fair, Isaac and Co. about FICO credit rating numbers.
  
  
• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #3: Securities Fraud
  Chris visits with Gary Weiss, senior writer and investigative reporter for Business Week magazine about the upswing in securities fraud.
  
  
• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #4: Resumes
  Amy Lindgren, president of Prototype Career Services in St. Paul, discusses strategies for effective resumes.
  
  
• The NEWS & VIEWS of Chris Farrell: Merger Mania
  Chris Farrell says when it comes to mergers, the old Wall Street adage is apt: Caveat Emptor.
  
  
• BUYER'S MARKET: Best Credit Card Rates This Week

International Investing, with David Warren
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July 15, 2000
It's no secret that domestic markets have been very turbulent so far this year. By the end of May, the NASDAQ had lost much of its value, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was unable to shake the effects of rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. But what about overseas investments? Are they subject to the same volatility? What effect has the weakening Euro had on European markets? How have Asian markets reacted to the uncertainty of U.S. markets? Is it still a good idea to diversity a portfolio internationally? Chris Farrell will get some answers from David Warren, president of Rowe Price Fleming International in London, on this edition of Sound Money.
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• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #1: International Investing
  Chris Farrell talks with David Warren, president of Rowe Price Fleming.
  
  
• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #2: Fraud
  Chris speaks with Zachary Carter of Dorsey and Whitney in New York about consumers and investment fraud.
  
  
• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #3: Kids and Careers
  Employment expert Amy Lindgren talks about kids and careers.
  
  
• The NEWS & VIEWS of Chris Farrell: An Open Door Policy
  Chris Farrell says an open door policy would make for a faster economic growth over time.
  
  
• BUYER'S MARKET: Best Credit Card Rates This Week

Psychology and Investing, with Meir Statman
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July 22, 2000
Why do investors act as they do? How do they choose their investments? What determines when they sell? Why is it so difficult to sell losing investments? Meir Statman, finance professor at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California, studies the intersection of psychology and investment. He believes that the way investors make decisions are reflected in financial markets, and he'll join Chris Farrell to discuss his theories.
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• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #1: Investment Psychology
  Chris Farrell talks with Meir Statman, finance professor at Santa Clara University
  
  
• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #2: Investing in the New Economy
  Chris talks with Alan Murray, economics reporter for the Wall Street Journal and author of The Wealth of Choices, about investing in the new economy.
  
  
• YOUR MONEY MANAGER: Tech Gorillas
  Erica Whittlinger says we can safely say the economy is cooling.
  
  
• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #3: Planning Your Future
  Ross Levin, of Accredited Advisors in Edina, Minnesota discusses finding a financial planner.
  
  
• The NEWS & VIEWS of Chris Farrell: The Dot.Com Bubble Bursts
  The Wall Street consensus is that the Internet balloon has popped. But where is the economic crash?.
  
  
• BUYER'S MARKET: Best Credit Card Rates This Week

Mid-Year Tax Planning Strategies, with Ed Slott
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July 29, 2000
With the year half over, now is a great time to take a look at your tax situation. Did you file for an extension in April? That means your filing deadline is just two weeks away. Are you ready? Or are you still in shock over what you owed in April? Are there steps you can take now to minimize next year's tax bite? And what about your Roth IRA? Are you doing the right thing? Whatever your tax situation, Ed Slott will be able to help you figure out what to do. He's a CPA and author of Ed Slott's IRA Advisor, and he'll take calls on this edition of Sound Money.
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• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #1: Mid-Year Tax Planning Strategies
  Ed Slott encourages us to take a look at our tax situation.
  
  
• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #2: Late Start Investing
  Chris talks with Ellen Hoffman on late start investing. She is the author of The Retirement Catch-up Guide.
  
  
• YOUR MONEY MANAGER: Why So Many Earnings Warnings?
  Erica Whittlinger answers if our economy is slowing down or not.
  
  
• CHRIS FARRELL INTERVIEW #3: Financial Planners
  Ross Levin, of Accredited Advisors discusses ways of working with a financial planner.
  
  
• The NEWS & VIEWS of Chris Farrell: The Internet Revolution
  The Internet revolution is in the early stages, and its full impact won't be felt for many more years.
  
  
• BUYER'S MARKET: Best Credit Card Rates This Week