Word: convert
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harvard held more than 1 million shares in Chrysler, which has since merged with Daimler-Benz and is now a pan-European corporation. Daimler-Chrysler was one of the first companies to convert to operating entirely in the euro and is expected to profit greatly from the new currency...
...most cases, such a memory upgrade is all that is needed to convert a door panel to universal access...
...Roth IRA--much talked about but mind-bogglingly underused. Put simply: you have just two more conversion weeks till Christmas. Don't blow it. Mutual-fund companies estimate that only 5% of people eligible to convert their old IRA to the Roth version have done so. There may be a crush of late activity, and paperwork received the last week of December may not get processed before the year-end deadline...
Should you convert? You'll have to pay income tax on the amount you shift. But the money can be withdrawn tax-free in retirement. Generally, if you meet the income limits (less than $100,000 household income), won't need the money for at least 10 years, and can pay the tax without dipping into IRA funds, you should convert. By doing so before year-end, you get to spread the resulting tax bill over four years. If you've already converted and find that your stocks or funds have fallen in value, reconvert to cut your tax bill...
...University considered 27 proposals focused on environmental and energy issues, such as requests for companies to phase out the use of chlorine in paper production, to stop logging of old growth forests and to convert nuclear plants to natural...