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Quants at SSgA unit trying a new spin
OPINION NOV 06, 2000
Quants at SSgA unit trying a new spin

State Street Global Advisors Inc. is developing new quantitative models that don't go strictly by the numbers.

By Dave Kovaleski
OPINION OCT 16, 2000
TAX WATCH: Buying into funds? Check those distributions

By Mark Battersby
OPINION OCT 09, 2000
TAX WATCH: Three choices for treating commissions

By Mark Battersby
OPINION OCT 02, 2000
TAX WATCH: Annuity owners can offset now, pay later

By Mark Battersby
PriceWaterhouse seals Van Kampen site with a kiss
OPINION MAR 20, 2000
PriceWaterhouse seals Van Kampen site with a kiss

Van Kampen Funds Inc. became the first mutual fund company to have its website awarded the PricewaterhouseCoopers BetterWeb seal of approval, while several others are in the process of getting their own BetterWeb seals.

By Dave Kovaleski
OPINION JAN 24, 2000
MONDAY MORNING: Hope that tech souffle doesn't fall

By Keith Girard
HEIDI FLAMMANG: GRIEF, LOSS INSPIRE HER BUSINESS
OPINION NOV 01, 1999
HEIDI FLAMMANG: GRIEF, LOSS INSPIRE HER BUSINESS

After Heidi Flammang became a widow at age 27, managing a $1 million insurance settlement proved just about as trying as coping with her grief.

By Anna Robaton
George M Steinbrenner legacy up in the heir?
OPINION SEP 28, 1998
George M Steinbrenner legacy up in the heir?

In his 25 years at the helm of the New York Yankees, George M. Steinbrenner III has earned a reputation as baseball's quintessential control freak. But even he can't control the passage of time.

By Anna Robaton
To elbow two aside, Fitch IBCA tries harder: Three's a crowd for bond ratings
OPINION MAY 11, 1998
To elbow two aside, Fitch IBCA tries harder: Three's a crowd for bond ratings

When the Chicago Park District has sold bonds lately, it has employed two companies to rate the debt for investment safety.

By Steven R. Strahler