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Registered Rep. October 26, 2005 Kevin Burke	Regulators Hit Ameriprise for $1.25 Million Over 529 Sales Regulators fired their first shot in what figures to be a round of enforcement actions against brokerages for abusive sales practices related to 529 college savings plans.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2005 Dayana Yochim	Money and Mood Swings Bad money habits can look suspiciously like bad eating ones. There's boredom spending, convenience shopping, catalog addiction, asset-allocation worry, overdraft-fee dodgeball, all of which are unhealthy for your bottom line.
BusinessWeek October 31, 2005 Anne Tergesen	Three Generations, One Roof There are increasing numbers of three-generation households. Here's how to make it work.
BusinessWeek October 31, 2005 Toddi Gutner	Wanted: Your Life Insurance Investors are keen to offer "life settlements," where they buy your life insurance policy for cash. Seller beware. Before you grab the money from an eager buyer, get some good advice from a financial planner, an estate attorney, or even your doctor.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2005	Saving Money on Food If you want to save money on food, dieting isn't your only option. Here are a bunch of good ideas.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2005 Dayana Yochim	Celebrate Shred Day! Destroying documents with personal information -- such as old credit card and utility bills, trash-worthy tax documents, brokerage and bank statements -- is one way to thwart identity thieves.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2005 Roy Lewis	Share the Wealth Donating money to worthy causes is wonderful, but you'll get even more tax advantages if you donate appreciated stock instead. Here's how it works.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2005 Dayana Yochim	The Real Impact of Late Payments It turns out that lenders may not be keeping such close tabs after all. As it turns out, the method that lenders use to calculate the impact of late payments is less like a strict scorecard and more like the honor system.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2005 Selena Maranjian	Avoiding 70% Interest This may be an extreme example, but it should serve to remind us just how powerful and important a card's interest rate can be. It also shows us how easy it can be to end up in financial dire straits.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2005 Carrie Crockett	Foolanthropy Wants You As we kick off Foolanthropy, let's take a look at the current climate of corporate philanthropy.
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