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...overcome these problems, figuring out ways to heal damaged cords and switch the power back on in spines long since gone dead. Even if Reeve and others don't walk by 2002, there is no limit to what may happen in the decades that follow. Says clinical neurologist Ira Black of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Piscataway, N.J.: "There's been a revolution in our view of the spinal cord and its potential for recovery...
MUTUAL-FUND TAX DODGE On average, domestic mutual funds lose 2.5% of their total returns to capital-gains taxes, and few companies advertise their aftertax performance. Vanguard has become the first big firm to do so; others may follow. Until then, tax-minded investors--those investing outside an IRA or 401(k)--can find about 30 funds that are actively managed to minimize the tax hit. Here are a few top performers...
...rule to lower the taxes on lump-sum distributions on retirement plans. Next year such distributions will be taxed as income or as a capital gain. A 10-year tax option will still be available but only to those born before 1936. These rules don't apply to an IRA or 403(b), and not everyone is eligible. Unless you need the cash immediately, you're better off rolling it over into an IRA...
...high fees that negate the benefits of tax-deferred growth. But some companies are revamping these retirement plans by offering no-load annuities (i.e., no penalties for early withdrawal) and trimming total expenses. TIAA-CREF now charges .37%, an industry low. Despite these improvements, you should max out your IRA or 401(k) before considering an annuity. The money you put in isn't tax deductible, and earnings will be taxed as ordinary income rather than as capital gains...
...Radcliffe lightweights finished the season with a fourth-place finish at the IRA Championships, coinciding with the team's national ranking...