Message-ID: <5923412.1075845215527.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 15:31:36 -0700 (PDT) From: daily-admin@smartmoneylist.com To: dailynews-text@mailing.smartmoneylist.com Subject: The SmartMoney.com Daily Views Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: daily-admin@smartmoneylist.com X-To: dailynews-TEXT@mailing.smartmoneylist.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Lewis, Andrew H.\Lewis, Andrew H.\Deleted Items X-Origin: LEWIS-A X-FileName: Lewis, Andrew H..pst -- http://www.smartmoney.com/ -- =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= -=20 Daily Views May 31, 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tax Matters: A Bush Tax Cut Tutorial=20 By Bill Bischoff From lower individual tax rates to higher retirement-account=20 contributions, here's the lowdown on the breaks coming your way. http://www.smartmoney.com/taxmatters/index.cfm?story=3D20010531 AOL USERS, CLICK=20 HERE=20 ************************************************************ ************************************************************ IN THIS EDITION:=20 * THE CLOSING BELL * TODAY'S SMARTMONEY FEATURES * BREAKING NEWS * AND WHEN IT WAS ALL OVER: TODAY'S NUMBERS=20 * HOW DID YOUR STOCKS FARE TODAY?=20 * SPECIAL OFFER=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE CLOSING BELL: =20 Investors Ignore Pessimistic Analysts By Lawrence Carrel Tech stocks rebounded from three down days despite a broad=20 swath of downbeat profit predictions.=20 http://www.smartmoney.com/bn/index.cfm?story=3D20010531072412 A= OL USERS, CLICK=20 HERE=20 ************************************************************ ************************************************************ The SmartMoney Challenge See what three top investment managers can do with $50,000 in=20 the SmartMoney Challenge. 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