Monthly Archives: March 2009

Managers Who Eat Their Own Cooking

Kudos to the guys at the top who put their own money beside that of shareholders. From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance: Jeff Arricale and David Giroux wanted to show clients they were committed. The duo plowed all their retirement savings into T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation after they took over the fund’s reins last July. “As

Superstar Drugs Debut as Generics

A dose by any other name works as well — and costs less. From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance: Designer labels may excite fashionistas and sports-car fanatics, but many consumers are happy to stock their medicine cabinets with less-expensive generic alternatives to brand-name prescription drugs. Value-conscious shoppers will soon be able to pick from a bumper crop

Open Season for Health Savings

Buying the right insurance could put thousands of dollars in your pocket. From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance: Open Season for Health Savings Buying the right insurance could put thousands of dollars in your pocket. By Thomas M. Anderson From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine, October 2006 Sometimes open-enrollment season for health insurance seems like Christmas in reverse: