Indianapolis Business Journal articles from April 2002

Indianapolis Business Journal archives from April 2002

Golfer takes aim at hoops dream: Investors sought for shooting aid.(Arc A Shot)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Sam Foley's doctored a lot of bad golf shots in his time as a teaching pro. Now he wants to use those same healing principles to launch a business meant to cure bad basketball shots. The Brickyard Crossing Golfing Academy pro was in Atlanta...

Retires sue ex-IPL excess: 401(k)advice at issue.(former officers of IPALCO Enterprises Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Three retirees of IPALCO Enterprises Inc. were expected to file a federal lawsuit March 29 against the company's former top officers, claiming they ignored fiduciary duties by encouraging employees to invest their 401(k) money in company stock....

H.H. Gregg plans march on Atlanta: Retailer hatches big plans for the South.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Over the past several years, H.H. Gregg Appliances and Electronics Inc. has tested its retailing prowess in a growing number of small-to-medium Midwest markets--from nearby Richmond to Cincinnati, Dayton and Louisville, among others. ...

Charter dollars still in limbo: Funding uncertainties add to challenge of getting started. (Engineering a School).
April 1, 2002... School choice proponents thought they had won the war when state legislators passed Indiana's charter school law last spring. But less than six months before the first students are scheduled to arrive, charter organizers are finding...

Life-saving treasure object of hunt.(American Heart Association, Clarian Caridovascular Center)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... To raise awareness about the lifesaving potential of automated external defibrillators in office buildings, the American Heart Association and Clarian Cardiovascular Center are holding a scavenger hunt for Indianapolis business executives. ...

Clevelander condo project set to expand. (Real Estate).(Scott Hilliard Kosene)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Scott Hilliard Kosene is getting ready to write another chapter in the story of downtown residential development. The local construction company will more than double the size of the Clevelander, its existing 45-unit condominium project on...

Gigerich's new role is return to his past: Goldsmith aid to run law firm new economic development subsidiary.(Ginovus L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Larry Gigerich is back in the economic development game. Fresh from a three-month sabbatical after his departure from RealMed Corp., Gigerich and Sommer & Barnard PC have launched Ginovus LLC, a firm offering economic development services...

Credit status connected to reserve levels: Rating agencies aren't ready to downgrade Indiana.(governor continues cuts to state spending)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Although the nation's largest credit rating agencies aren't yet ready to downgrade Indiana, the threat still looms. Gov. Frank O'Bannon's ongoing cuts to state spending may prove to be enough to placate the agencies' concerns, but Hoosiers...

Thomson contract goes west, taking employees with it. (IBJ Daily).(changes call center contract from NorCross to Kelly Management Services)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... A Thomson Multimedia decision to change contractors for a North American call center is translating into layoffs for the firm handling the contract. Outsourcing firm NorCross filed a notice earlier this month with the Indiana Department of...

Conseco pulls off bank deal. (IBJ Daily).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... A consortium of banks led by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp. have eased up on terms of lending agreements with Carmel-based Conseco Inc. Conseco Chairman and CEO Gary Wendt said March 22 the troubled company renegotiated...

Emmis raising cash for share sale. (IBJ Daily).(Emmis Communications Corp., public offering)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Locally based media conglomerate Emmis Communications Corp. made good on last year's promise of a public offering, announcing March 27 it will sell 4 million shares of its Class A common stock for $26.80 per share. Emmis gave notice last...

Galyan's racks up record numbers for fiscal year. (IBJ Daily).(Galyan's Trading Co. Inc)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Unseasonably warm weather and a soft economy favoring discount retailers didn't seem to affect Plainfield-based Galyan's Trading Co. Inc., which reported results for the year on March 21. For its fiscal year ended Feb. 2, the sporting goods...

ASI gets money, gives board seats. (IBJ Daily).(Analytical Surveys Inc)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Analytical Surveys Inc., a locally based company fighting back from an industry downturn and financial irregularities, announced March 22 it has found a partner in its vision of a brighter future. Cannell Capital LLC, a San Francisco-based...

Smulyan, Rooney differ on 'soft money' reforms. (Andrews).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... You know you have a fouled-up campaign finance system when a businessman the current system enriches is applauding reform. That's the case with Jeff Smulyan, chairman of Indianapolis-based Emmis Communications Corp., which owns 15 TV...

Hospital sale could be affected by GM wild card. (Health Care).(General Motors Corp. )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The proposed sale of Anderson's St. John's Health System has raised concerns from an important third party-General Motors Corp. GM health plans cover about 23,000 people in Madison County, including workers, retirees and dependents. It...

Battle heats up. (Health Care).(Otolaryngology Associates' formal complaint against Anthem Inc)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Otolaryngology Associates' formal complaint against Anthem Inc. could bloom into a bigger case. Shortly after filing its 17-page complaint with the Indiana Department of Insurance, the Indianapolis-based ear, nose and throat practice sent...

IRL star seeks divorce from team. (Circle City Spectator).(Indy Racing League fan favorite Sarah Fisher wants out of contract)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Indy Racing League fan favorite Sarah Fisher is ready to get rolling, and apparently she's tired of waiting for team owner Derrick Walker to start her engine. Fisher, 21, who drove for Indianapolis-based Walker Racing the last two seasons...

North Meridian home tiff reheats. (Circle City Spectator).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... A not-so-neighborly neighborhood dispute over the renovation of a North Meridian Street home is heading back to court nearly two years after the home's owner was convicted of vandalizing her neighbor's house. A stop-work order from the...

Lilly land buy will create 700 spaces. (Circle City Spectator).(Eli Lilly and Co. to buy nearly six acres of land from AES Corp.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Eli Lilly and Co. has agreed to purchase nearly six acres of land from Indianapolis Power & Light Co. parent AES Corp. near the pharmaceutical giant's Kentucky Avenue .technology center to satisfy swelling parking pressures. The drugmaker...

Andersen fallout reaches state campuses: Firm soothes fears of incoming recruits.
April 1, 2002... The loss of promising job candidates and good employees could be as damaging to Arthur Andersen LLP as government investigations and legal liability from the mounting number of lawsuits it faces. Andersen has long been one of the most...

Corporations back International School: Local business leaders steering fund - raising.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Given its origins, it is not surprising that the International School of Indiana has such strong support in Indianapolis' business community. Local business leaders were members of a 1991 task force that recommended such a facility be...

Motor coach carriers at critical crossroads: Local carriers try to lure wary travelers.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... In the post-Sept. 11 travel world, buses may figure into more travel plans this summer. Industry sources said the motor coach industry has an unprecedented opportunity to attract new customers. Many travelers will be taking a bus trip this...

Schools must pay for students to play: Howe and Washington raise money for sports.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Shuttered in 1995 to save money, Howe and Washington high schools were reborn as middle schools two years ago. The cost: $6 million in repairs. Now, as they ready themselves for a fall influx of ninth-graders and eventual life, as combined...

Our foundation of trust shows troubling cracks. (Maurer).(public's trust in government, religious leaders; United States)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Trust in Allah--but tie up your camel. Anon. Our systems of democracy, capitalism, religious freedom and internal security have made possible a quality of life unparalleled in the history of the world. The underpinning of these essential...

City hosting black college summit.
April 1, 2002... The Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund will host its third college Presidents' Summit and Leadership Conference April 15-17 at the University Place Conference Center and Hotel on the IUPUI campus. The summit gives college presidents and...

Build Indiana should continue despite alleged abuses. (Editorial).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
April 1, 2002... Marion County Prosecutor Scott Newman's continuing investigation of legislators' use of the Build Indiana Fund last week produced troubling indications of abuse and renewed calls for the fund's elimination. Despite the new developments, the...

Teaching history is responsibility of parents, too. (Viewpoint).(forecast of teaching, parental help)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Ever since I was a kid growing up in South Bend, I've heard people talk about, criticize and lament the state of American education. No matter where I've lived--Indiana, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Virginia and South Carolina, the...

Letters.
April 1, 2002... Jacobs was off base What a shame that Andy Jacobs didn't think through his statements about the Catholic religion before he alienated a large percentage of IBJ readers in his [March 18] column. Jacobs' message that marriage would solve the...

Journey sends legislators a message. (Eye on the Pie).(Joe Gomeztagle, political activity)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... He's at it again! Joe Gomeztagle, the man who battled for equity in property taxes, is on the march again. Yes, literally, on the march. Joe will walk from Gary to Indianapolis, starting April 4, to encourage the Legislature to do its duty. ...

Denying God's nature--in the name of God. (Thinking Things Through).(Catholic Priesthood and celibacy)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... I have no desire to become the religious editor of IBJ, nor do I aspire to write a TV series titled, "Sex and the Single Priest." But I did a column a few weeks ago about the celibacy rule, not ordained by God, but imposed on Catholic priests...

Corrections.(Brief Article)(Correction Notice)
April 1, 2002... * Gilbert W. Harrison is chairman of Financo Inc. Statements made by Harrison were incorrectly attributed to Paul W. Gilbert, vice chairman of Jacobson Stores Inc., in a column last week on Jacobson's. * Bates USA created Barnes &...

IU and its basketball escape dark shadow. (Benner).(Indiana University)(Brief Article)(Column)
April 1, 2002... How nice to see confirmation of what many of us dared to believe all along. That Indiana University basketball--and, indeed, the university itself--is bigger than any one man. And that it could--and would--survive and prosper even...

Accounting. (People).(multiple accounting industry appointments)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... *Timothy M. Ross has joined Clifton Gunderson's Indianapolis Client Service Center as senior tax manager. *Karen Freiherr has joined Katz Sapper & Miller as health care consultant. Craig M. Dober has joined Kelley Hardesty Smith and...

Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations. (People).(multiple advertising and marketing industry appointments)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... *Christine Drury Van Marter has joined Willow Marketing as an account manager. *Terry Tyler has joined Boxfire as production coordinator. *Cheryl Brewer has joined Hetrick Communications Inc. as receptionist and front office desk...

Architecture/Design/Engineering. (People).(Michael Massonne appointment)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Michael Massonne has joined DLZ Indiana as an engineer/project manager.

Banking. (People).(multiple banking industry appointments)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Charlie Farber has joined Home Federal Savings Bank as executive vice president. Union Planters Bank has promoted the following: Rob Garrett, branch sales manager, bank officer; Jason Bear and Nathan Headley, senior credit underwriters and...

Civic/Not-for-Profit. (People).(appointments)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The National Arthritis Foundation has named Marva Cobb-Stanford, vice president of Organizational Development. *Sherri Brown has joined Jameson Camp as program director of residential services and youth leadership. The Arthritis...

Construction. (People).(multiple construction idustry appointments)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Stephen J.Morrow has been named vice president of finance of Charles C. Brandt Construction Co. *Willard A. Freeman has been named chairman. *Toni Harris has joined Smoot Construction as project engineer. *Jeffrey Hammersley has been...

Government. (People).(multiple state government agency appointments)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... John J. Boyce has been named director of the Division of Family and Children. Lara Beck has been named deputy communications director, Mayor's office. Angela Dye has been named public information officer, Department of Metropolitan...

Health care. (People).(multiple appointments)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Physiotherapy Associates has promoted the following: Mary Delaney, PT director, Indiana; Ron King, clinic director, Columbus; Joani Essenmacher, clinic director, Carmel; Elaine Richter, clinic director, West Indianapolis; Stephany Jenkins,...

Insurance. (People).(Tom Niccum appointed at Shepherd Insurance and Financial Services)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Tom Niccum has been promoted to account executive, Commercial Division, Shepherd Insurance & Financial Services.

Law. (People).(multiple legal industry appointments)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Gregory G. Taylor has joined Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan as a partner. * Amy J. Chafey has joined Huffer & Weathers. * David F. McNamar and *David A. Temple have been named partners of Lowe Gray Steele & Darko. * Daniel M. Witte has...

Manufacturing. (People).(multiple company appointments)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Michael R. Berghoff has been named president of Ferguson Steel Co. Roche Diagnostics has named the following: * Martin Gerber and *Joseph Passarelli, vice presidents of R&D; * Daniel J. Kane and Thomas S. Wilson, vice presidents of Sales;...

Media. (People).(NUVO appoints Ronda Spurrier)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Ronda Spurrier has joined the display advertising department for NUVO.

Real Estate. (People).(appointments at Lauth Property Group, Re/Max Ability Plus)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Harley Barta has joined Lauth Property Group as corporate services coordinator. Delia Huffman has joined Re/Max Ability Plus, Carmel, as a sales associate.

Technology/Telecommunications. (People).(Plexis Group appointment)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Brian Bucher has joined Plexis Group.

Making the grade with venture capitalists: VC industry veterans explain how clients attract their attention. (Focus Venture Capital).(management of venture capital companies)
April 1, 2002... At die school of venture capital, attentive pupils are rewarded with more than good grades. Millions of dollars await the worthy and well-prepared few. Unfortunately, attracting investors' attention is more difficult than any blue-book test....

Making the grade with venture capitalists: Successful fund- raisers share lessons learned through trial and error. (Focus Venture Capital).(venture capital companies, management)
April 1, 2002... When the founder's pockets are empty and the bootstraps are taut, where's a growing young firm to look for money? Why, to the venture capitalists, of course. A handful even manage to attract their attention. Despite the conventional...

Indiana isn't only state with life science goals: Competing efforts elsewhere attract billions in investment.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... In less than two months, the Central Indiana Life Sciences Initiative has motivated many Hoosiers to enthusiastically march to the drumbeat of life science-based economic development. Unfortunately, Indiana isn't the only state to reach the...

Lilly funds look for healthy opportunities. (Venture Capital).(Eli Lilly and Co.'s e.Lilly, Lilly BioVenture funds)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... While many U.S. venture capital funds grew stingy in the wake of the dot-com collapse and the sleepy economy it spawned, Eli Lilly and Co. saw an opportunity. It formed two venture capital funds to attract innovative companies that might have...

Indiana Venture Capital Firms. (Venture Capital).(ranked by capital available for investment)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Indiana Venture Capital Firms (Ranked by capital under management) Firm Capital: Address under Telephone/fax management (1)/ ...

Indiana Buyout/Takeover Investors. (Venture Capital).(ranked by capital available for investment)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Indiana Buyout/Takeover Investors (Ranked by capital under management) Investor Capital: Address under Telephone/fax management (1)/ ...

Venture Club pitches fall on influential ears: Meetings help entrepreneurs make contacts. (Venture Capital).(Venture Club of Indiana Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Hank Richardson has built a successful business by making sure people are comfortable for the 10 minutes or so they spend wolfing down a burger and fries. Richardson's company, Peru-based Classico Seating Inc., builds dining furniture for...

Largest 2001 Indiana Venture Capital Deals. (Venture Capital).(ranked by value of deal)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)(Directory)
April 1, 2002... Largest 2001 Indiana Venture Capital Deals (Ranked by value of deal) Company Value of Address deal Telephone / fax / Web site 1. OpenGlobe Inc. ...

Regulation tops list of industry concerns: Health care costs, consolidation also cited as key issues.(Who's Who in Insurance)
April 1, 2002... Surveying our Who's Who in Insurance members revealed there are a wide variety of issues and trends that are on their minds. But there were three or four issues that seemed to be more important than others. Regulation--whether it's the...

Who's who in insurance.(alphabetical listing)
April 1, 2002... DAN APPEL President and CEO Gregory & Appel Insurance Age: 47(10-24-54) Dan Appel has been a part of Gregory & Appel Insurance since 1978, becoming president in 1985. He's the fourth generation of Appels to be involved with...

Tax-free bond yields reach highest levels since last April. (Bulls & Bears).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Tax-free bond yields, as measured by the various Bond Buyer indexes, are approximately 0.25-percent higher than this time last year, their highest levels since last April. The Bond Buyer's 20-Bond General Obligation and Revenue Bond...

Point Gainers & Losers. (Market Week).(Indiana corporations and their finances)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... POINT GAINERS & LOSERS GAINERS Hillenbrand Industries Inc. +3.30 Lafayette Bancorporation +1.85 First Merchants Corp. +1.69 Anthem Inc. +1.60 LOSERS Escalade Inc. -8.65...

Guidant Corp. (Insider Trades).(shares sold)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Ronald W. Dollens, CEO, sold 13,333 shares at $50 a share on Feb. 14, bringing holdings to 543,590 shares; James M. Cornelius, a director, sold 69,000 shares at $41.32 to $50.43 a share from Feb. 1 to Feb. 28, bringing holdings to 774,076...

Duke Realty Corp. (Insider Trades).(shares sold)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Gary A. Burk, an officer of a subsidiary, sold 75,000 shares at $23.91 a share on Feb. 28, bringing holdings to 140,721 shares; Thomas L. Hefner, chairman of the board, sold 20,000 shares at $23.50 a share from Feb. 12 to Feb. 15, bringing...

Home Federal Bancorp. (Insider Trades).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Lewis W. Essex, a director, sold 45,000 shares at $19.40 a share on Feb. 1, bringing holdings to 28,039 shares; John K. Keach Jr., chairman of the board, sold 848 shares at $18.40 on December 17, 2001, bringing holdings to 98,976 shares.

Earnings & Dividends. (Market Week).(Morgan Group Inc., Skyline Corp.)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Earnings & Dividends EARNINGS REVENUE NET INCOME (LOSS) Quarter this yr. / last yr. this yr. / last yr. The Morgan Group Inc. 4th $19.4 m / $26.2 m ($1.8 m) /...

Over the Counter. (Market Week).(stock prices, various companies)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Over the Counter Compiled by Morgan Stanley Wed week ytd % 52-week close change change high AMB Financial (AMFC) 10.75 -0.05...

Picks and pans. (Bulls & Bears).(Biomet Inc., ArvinMeritor Inc., Great Lakes Chemical Corp.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Biomet Inc. (BMET) was cut at JP Morgan from "buy" to "long-term buy." Gerald Klauer went from "buy" to "outperform." Wachovia raised its rating on the stock from "buy" to "strong buy." ArvinMeritor Inc. (ARM) was reduced from "buy" to...

Indiana Stock Index. (Market Week).(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Date Closing Change 3/21 161.70 +.48 3/22 160.35 -1.35 3/25 158.28 -2.08 3/26 160.24 +1.97 3/27 160.52 +.28 [Graph omitted]

Interest Rates. (Market Week).(various lending institutions)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Interest Rates Rates current as of March 27, 2002 Money Mkt. 6-month 12-month savings (1) CD CD fixed-rate APY...

Savvy allocation of capital key to driving up earnings. (Investing).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The long-term moves of the stock market are driven by earnings, and earnings are driven by management decisions. To produce earnings, managers review projects and decide how to spend the money that is given to them. Managers should be able to...

Indexes.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... INDEXES YTD change Dow Jones Industrial 10426.91 4.1% S&P 500 index 1144.58 -0.3% NASDAQ composite 1826.75 -6.3% Dow Jones Utilities 305.32 3.9% Gold...

'Failure' to enact tax reform won't do short-term damage. (Economic Analysis).(economic figures also included)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... The General Assembly has adjourned and the first serious proposals for comprehensive tax reform in Indiana in 28 years were left lying on the table. That outcome has triggered an avalanche of opinions in the business media of late, many of...

Gannett Company Inc. (Proxy Corner).(stock, employee information)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Based in Arlington, Va., Gannett Company Inc. is an international news and information company that publishes more than 100 daily newspapers in the U.S., including The Indianapolis Star and USA Today, and the United Kingdom. It also operates...

Not-for-Profit of Note St. Mary's Child Center.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Mission statement: To serve children who have developmental, learning or emotional problems, providing them with the opportunity to reach their potential, and to support and work with their families in this effort. Year founded: 1961 ...

Why you should never, never, never give up. (Hetrick).(perseverance pays off in many situations)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... "I'm tired." "My back hurts." "It's been a little busy around here." "We didn't have time to get ready." "We could have won; but Johnson let us down." "I couldn't prep enough because of my kids." "No way I'm working...

IRL officials hope deal will take series mainstream.(Indy Racing League hires Creative Artists Agency)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Indy Racing League recently announced it has retained Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Creative Artists Agency, one of the world's leading talent and literary agencies, to maximize awareness of the motorsports series and drive race attendance...

Cheaper Microsoft rival includes hidden costs. (Return on Technology).(StarOffice from Sun Microsystems)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... If you've bought Microsoft Office lately, you know how fast the product can devour dollars. The all-out version, XP Professional, has Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel and Outlook, with a price tag around $580 per copy for a full install, $329...

Mayor appoints Latino commission.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Mayor Bart Peterson announced his new appointments for the Commission on Latino Affairs. The commission finds ways to increase involvement by Latinos in city-government. The panel also makes city services more accessible to all Indianapolis...

Landscape architecture firm in growth mode: Environmental projects a specialty. (Small Business Profile).(Claire Bennett Associates)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... An emerging environmental ethic may be a boon to the already successful Indianapolis landscape architecture firm Claire Bennett Associates. As the public grows more fond of trails, greenways and other greenspaces, more government projects...

Boomers will reinvent retirement. (Choices).
April 1, 2002... Echoing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson's assertion that old age is a human rights issue, Dr. Robert Butler, president and CEO of the New York International Longevity Center, warns of the potential for displacement,...

Should retirement involve a move? (Choices).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... It's never easy to move, especially when moving means not only leaving friends and family, but sorting through all that stuff that's been accumulating in the attic for 20 or 30 years. Yet moving is exactly what a good many of the 76 million...

Life's full of surprising places to retire. (Choices).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... If you're considering a move to enhance your level of comfort during your waning years, there are several sites around the country that beckon for a variety of reasons. Everyone's aware of the ongoing flow of seniors from snow country to...

Design competition produces ideal home for aging in place. (Choices).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... In 1946, the first of the generation that would be known as the baby boomers was born. In the 1990s, these boomers began to grow into middle age and found themselves providing a home, sometimes simultaneously, for both their own children and...

This isn't your parents' retirement. (Choices).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Retirement these days is very, very different from the retirement that your father or mother knew. Even the venerable group AARP has changed. AARP, formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons, now goes only by the acronym...

Should you move or stay in your present housing? (Choices).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... At the point of retirement, chances are that your children are on their own, and that the house or apartment that provided for everyone's needs is now too big. You and your spouse are probably overburdened with maintenance chores. On the...

Saving for retirement when no time left. (Choices).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... You can feel the panic. Retirement is just around the corner and you haven't saved anywhere near enough. Now you face the prospect of scraping by on just Social Security, perhaps with a small pension. Worse, you face the prospect of running out...

WWII vet teaches new dna an old trick. (Choices).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... After finishing my third book on finance and investments, it was time to leave my cave and show the world my accomplishment. Dan Lindauer, a World War II veteran and a good friend, was quick to humble me by asking if I included the most...