GOOD-GUY INVESTING Concerned that your best mutual fund holds a company that deals with repressive governments or pollutes? Turn to greenmoney.com or socialfunds.com where you can find funds that represent environmentally and other conscience-friendly companies. Even better, you can find market beaters among an array of funds that screen out the “bad guys” and pick from the best of the rest.
O.K. FOR Y2K Hope you haven’t shelled out for that special Year 2000 bedroom safe yet. Last week federal regulators reported that 99% of the nation’s federally insured banks, thrifts and credit unions have passed their Y2K-bug tests. Just to be sure, the House approved a measure that would help banks get more money from the Fed to circulate should too many worrywarts pull out their cash before year’s end.
FRIENDLY SKIES In a move that confirms the airlines’ growing willingness to sell reduced-fare tickets through Web intermediaries, Continental Airlines just became the latest major airline to begin hawking unused seats on the priceline.com ticket site. Expect to find more deals at one of the dozens of cheap ticket sites–like travelocity.com lowestfare.com and cheaptickets.com–as more airlines opt to make a modest profit by selling empty off-peak seats to budget vacationers.
–By Greg Kirschling
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