Word: westbrook
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...GIANTS giving up only 2 1/2 points to the Redskins? It's too easy. Big Blue's defense is too much for Brad Johnson, who's finding that the only Chris Carter that Michael Westbrook resembles is the guy who created "The X-Files...
...Redskins (1-7) won without 1997 defensive player of the year Dana Stubblefield, Marc Boutte and Stephen Alexander--all injured during the two week break since the last game. Gus Frerotte and Michael Westbrook were benched--Frerotte because he was struggling and Westbrook because he missed a practice. In addition, Terry Allen reaggravated a strained calf muscle in the first half...
...investments, you should plan to be able to live off 4% of your assets, says Ray Russolillo, director of personal financial services with PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York. About a year before you retire, you may want to switch some of your portfolio to more conservative investments, says Paul Westbrook, a Ridgewood, N.J., financial planner. Total up your annual personal expenses--such as rent or mortgage, utilities, food, health insurance, clothes, car, entertainment--and plan to have liquid assets--such as Treasury bills and money-market mutual funds--available to cover three years' worth of those demands, Chasnoff recommends...
...salary for every year of service (e.g., if you worked for a company for 20 years, your pension would be 20% of your annual salary), although government and union jobs tend to have much loftier pensions. "But remember that you will earn less pension with an early retirement," Westbrook points out. Plans can pay as much as 35% less if you retire at 50 or 55, vs. 65, Westbrook says. Again, this can vary according to the job you are leaving...
...course, you also need to analyze your product or service to make sure there is a viable market for it, Thayer adds. Put together a business plan for your new venture about two years before you expect to retire, Westbrook says. And examine the tax ramifications, lack of stable income and costs involved in running your own show...