August 6, 2000
From CNN to a new frontier: SPACE.com
The executive traded in broadcast news a year ago for an Internet space venture that's in hyperdrive.
Race is on to make Emagisoft a success
The founder of the local software company is confident he can get Emagisoft funded before it burns through all its money and before rivals develop comparable products.
The Medicaid maze
The oft-amended rules for the state and federal program that subsidizes nursing home care for the poor create financial and emotional dilemmas for people who exceed the qualification limits.
Loose change
ATMS TOO QUICK: A 70-year-old takes 4 seconds longer to complete an automated teller machine transaction than a 20-year-old. Useless trivia? No way. Customers frustrated by ATMs will visit tellers, and tellers cost banks much more than ATM transactions, says Boca Raton psychologist Regina Colonia-Willner, who studied 15,000 bank customers' ATM habits.
Best source of info about corporate notes' value: broker
Q. I own two bonds that have lost a good amount of their value since I bought them last year. At the time of purchase I was assured that I could track their value in financial publications such as the Wall Street Journal . I have yet to see these bonds listed in any financial publications, not even Standard and Poor's bond book. I want to track these bonds so I can sell them at the best price I can get. Is there any publication that lists these bonds on daily or weekly basis?
Formulating a plan for your future
LONG-TERM CARE ALTERNATIVE: Some companies offer policies that combine life insurance and long-term care.
Be a winning bidder with online auctions
Online auctions are changing the way millions of people shop. Buying an obscure item through an auction Web site can be as exciting as snatching it up at a live auction, but beware: You could get stuck with some grossly overpriced merchandise if you're uninitiated and unprepared. Consider these tips:
