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Venture Capital For Women, with Leslie Frécon
April 7, 2001
Women are starting businesses at a fast pace all across the country, yet they do not attract venture capital to the same degree as men. Instead, they rely on credit cards and loans from friends and family to finance these start-ups. When Leslie Frécon noticed this trend less than a year ago, she decided to do something about it. As President and founder of L Frécon Enterprises, her goal is to invest in women-oriented businesses. She'll join Chris Farrell on this edition of Sound Money to talk about the challenges and opportunities faced by such businesses in today's economy.
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Your Money Manager, with Erica Whittlinger
April 14, 2001
It's the second weekend of the month, time for Erica Whittlinger to join Sound Money to take listener calls about their important investment decisions. She's CEO of Whittlinger Capital Management, a money management firm in Minneapolis. With this year's taxes fresh in everyone's memory, this could be the perfect time to take a look at your investment portfolio to see if any adjustments are in order.
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Socially Responsible Investing, with Amy Domini
April 21, 2001
A recent Gallup poll found that one out of every eight U.S. households has some form of socially responsible investments. Such investors believe that they can shape the world's future by investing in companies that use social and ethical criteria in determining corporate policies. Amy Domini is one of the earliest voices in the socially responsible investment arena, and she is the author of a new book, Socially Responsible Investing (Dearborn, 2001). She'll join Chris Farrell to take calls on this edition of Sound Money.
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Taking Money Out, with Twila Slesnick
April 28, 2001
In January of this year, the IRS changed the regulations regarding required distributions from IRAs and other retirement plans. The news was earth-shaking, effectively making everything we knew about distributions obsolete. Twila Slesnick, author of IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans: Taking Your Money Out (Nolo.com, 2000), joins Chris Farrell to help straighten out the confusion that has resulted from these new rules.
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