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ANNUITY MAKEOVER Variable annuities often come with 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...
...Rockets traded for point guard Francis, the No. 2 pick in the draft, to ease Scottie's load. If the trade doesn't occur, Anderson, one of the top free agents who could realistically have changed teams, will start at shooting guard and give Pippen some rest also...
...Saddam's soldiers help the Americans load the ingots of gold (stored in the heart of a vast underground labyrinth of cuisinarts and television sets, the spoils of war, in Louis Vuitton bags) into their truck. What is the price of this uncalled for assistance? Merely that the Americans avert their eyes to scenes of torture and murder of civilian men, women, and children...
...work load at Harvard is significantly less than what I did as an undergraduate, so I don't consider...complaints legitimate," says Professor of History William E. Gienapp who teaches History 1624: Jacksonian America, 1815 to 1845 which has about 200 pages of reading a week...
While some doctors might find this distressing, professors and students say the load is integral to the learning process...