Your Money: Aug. 3, 1998

THESE STOCKS WON'T FLY

More investors, especially among the elderly, are getting suckered into scams, losing money on shady penny-stock schemes, foreign-currency deals and even ostrich farms, the North American Securities Administrators Association said last week. To protect yourself, steer clear of high-pressure telemarketing pitches, or at least check out the firm with state regulators, whose names and numbers are available at 202-737-0900.

WHO PAYS FOR THE PILL?

With all the debate about whether health insurers will pay for Viagra, it's easy to forget that many women aren't even covered for the Pill. Now Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine is...

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