Matching Kids' Pay With IRA Deposits (Los Angeles Times) Question:

Matching Kids' Pay With IRA Deposits (Los Angeles Times)
Question: I have been helping my kids fund Roth IRAs since they were about 15. They are now 21 and 22 and in college. They don't earn a lot, but I try to match what they earn and deposit it into their Roth IRAs.

Vital Signs for the Week of Dec. 12 (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
It promises to be a busy week for the markets, including a Federal Reserve policy meeting on Tuesday and a bevy of economic data throughout the week. In fact, the data are becoming increasingly important to Fed decisions. In the coming months, the strength or weakness of the numbers will be critical in Fed deliberations on when to stop tightening interest rates. In particular, policymakers will

BEA lays out road map to unify its portal products (Java World)
December 12, 2005 BEA Systems plans to unite its WebLogic Portal and AquaLogic Interaction products by developing a series of common components and services that will be used in future versions of the products, the company announced during the BEA World conference in Beijing.

Vital Signs for the Week of Dec. 12 (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
On tap: The Federal Reserve meets to set monetary policy, November retail sales, industrial production, and consumer prices, and more

Test Drive: Project Gotham Racing 3
Editors at MSN Autos take Microsoft's latest driving game out for a spin.
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Contributing unequally to kids is all right - sometimes (The Plain Dealer)
I have been helping my kids contribute to Roth IRAs since they were about 15. They are now 21 and 22 and in college. They don't earn a lot, but I try to match what they earn and deposit it into their Roth IRAs.

Top Luxury Cars on MSN Autos
The most popular luxury cars on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle pages during the third quarter of 2005.
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U.S.: Why Economic Growth Is Galloping (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! Asia News)
Consumers and businesses have lots to spend as they get financially stronger

U.S. Oct. Consumer Credit Falls as Auto Loans Drop (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Borrowing by U.S. consumers unexpectedly fell in October as plunging auto sales reduced demand for financing, a Federal Reserve report showed today.

CSK Auto Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2005 Results (FinanzNachrichten)
CSK Auto Corp. (NYSE: CAO), the parent company of CSK Auto Inc., a specialty retailer in the automotive aftermarket, today reported its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2005.