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...contrary to my claims on the application. And I decided I didn't really care if Free-PC knew which websites I frequented, so long as it kept its promise never to tell a marketer that I log on to cnn.com three times a week and check my stock portfolio every day. I even found a simple way to make the ads disappear: I taped paper over them...
Last year, you see, when McNamara was doing things the conventional way, the credit-card issuer, Chevy Chase Bank (whose portfolio has since been acquired by the First USA unit of Bank One), slapped him with four $29 late fees even though he regularly mailed his check two weeks before the due date. McNamara figures not even the Postal Service could screw things up that consistently, and he's convinced the bank purposely delayed processing his bills, a charge Chevy Chase denies. "They use low introductory rates and send cards to anyone and their dog," says McNamara, "and they have...
...been dreaming about at night: a 1 percent reduction in income taxes and less taxes on what I?m saving for retirement. And the slashing of capital gains taxes and the so-called marriage penalty, well, I?m sure they?d come in handy if I had a stock portfolio and a wife (someday!). So what?s not to like...
...ULTIMATE PORTFOLIO? Morningstar, the firm that rates thousands of mutual funds, has reshuffled its own 401(k) lineup, which is worth pondering. With few exceptions, the company considered only funds that had at least a three-year track record. Similarly, the funds' managers had to have at least a three-year tenure at the helm. The company also chose far more stock funds than bond funds, citing its young employee base (average age: 30). For more on the firm's rationale, visit www.morningstar.net...
Before you dash off to the nearest dealer, though, check the auto exposure in your mutual funds and stock portfolio. You may be able to cut your best deal right at home--by cutting your auto holdings. The stocks have had a nice run. They're up 65% in the past two years, vs. 47% for the Standard & Poor's 500. Since the last recession, in 1991, they...