Word: iras
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...battle between the Clinton Administration and the computer industry over encryption export policy has been raging for six years without resolution, a situation that is making it hard to do business on the Net and is clearly starting to fray some nerves. "The future is in electronic commerce," says Ira Magaziner, Clinton's point man on Net issues. All that's holding it up is "this privacy thing...
Several characteristics make seniors today especially vulnerable. They usually have some money from Social Security and employer pensions, IRA or 401(k) savings, and, if they are widows, the proceeds of their late husband's life insurance. (Con artists avidly read obituary pages to spot new widows' names.) But the seniors know that they are likely to live much longer than their predecessors--maybe long enough to use up their nest egg. And many are fiercely determined never to become a burden to their kids. Sadly, that combination makes them easy prey for phony investment schemes...
HIDEKI IRABU Ira-bum, Ira-bust, Ira-bye-bye. The player who was named later goes from hero to zero in just 18 days...
...passing of William Burroughs leaves us with few great American writers," said Burroughs' long-time publicist Ira Silverberg. "His presence in the American literary landscape was unparalleled...
...IRAs When IRAs were first created, savers could take a deduction of up to $2,000 on money put into an account that paid tax-deferred interest. Since then, changes in the law denied single people with incomes above $40,000 ($50,000 for couples) a deduction on the principal, but they are still permitted to accumulate tax-deferred interest. Next year there may be a so-called American Dream IRA yielding no deduction for principal but, unlike current iras, permitting tax-free withdrawals. Which type will save more tax in the long run? Back to the calculator...