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...million Amount of fines agreed to by major brokerage firms to avoid further investigations into their stock-recommendation practices...
...million Additional amount to be paid by the firms for independent stock research, to avoid conflicts of interest...
...didn't want to do much publicity for the film, but journalists have little trouble getting him to talk. Soft-spoken and white-haired, Abagnale lives with his wife of 26 years in Tulsa, Okla., where he has made millions as a consultant who teaches corporations how to avoid getting bilked by guys like the one he used to be. His old self comes out in his lectures, where he is a slick but likable showman. "It's only 90 minutes," says Tom Hanks, who went to one to research the role of the FBI agent who nabbed Abagnale...
...most at risk. Pregnant women and small children, for example, are particularly vulnerable. So is anyone whose immune system is compromised--by HIV, cancer, immune disorders or immunosuppressive drugs. People who have ever had eczema, or who live with someone who does, risk widespread skin infections and should avoid the vaccine, unless they know they've been exposed to smallpox. All told, 60 million Americans would probably be well advised to take a pass...
...like. Bondholders get paid first in bankruptcy. (Fully taxable preferred ranks ahead of traditional preferred and common stock.) More irksome: should your dividends be deferred, you must pay tax as though the dividends were paid in full. It doesn't happen often. "Companies do everything to avoid it," says Mark Lieb, founder of Spectrum Asset Management, a Stamford, Conn., firm that specializes in fully taxable preferreds...