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Inspired by a photo, a reader's kindness makes a big difference
The holiday decorations have long since been packed away, but there was one more gift that had yet to be delivered. After reading The Times' story Dec. 26 of Christmas at the Midnight Mission in downtown Los Angeles, a reader from Redondo Beach jotted...
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L.A. Icon Otis Chandler Dies at 78
Times Staff WritersOtis Chandler, whose vision and determination as publisher of the Los Angeles Times from 1960 to 1980 catapulted the paper from mediocrity into the front ranks of American journalism, died today of a degenerative illness called Lewy body disease. He was...Tags: Justice and Rights, The Happiest News!, Cartoons, Minority Groups, U.S. Senate
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A Lion of Journalism
Times Staff WritersA Man of Many Passions Transformed The Times Had Otis Chandler never worked a single day, his would have been a memorable life. An Olympic-caliber athlete, a champion weightlifter, an accomplished race car driver, big game hunter, surfer, cyclist,...Tags: Justice and Rights, Cartoons, The Happiest News!, Minority Groups, Office and Retail Spaces
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As Dynasty Evolved, So Did Power in L.A.
Times Staff WritersIn the days after he paddled into the Pacific to help scatter his father's ashes, 52-year-old Harry Chandler returned to his Hancock Park home and began rummaging through old family papers and photographs. He was looking, in a sense, for his legacy,...Tags: Justice and Rights, National or Ethnic Minorities, Minority Groups, Eli Broad, Wages and Pensions
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Life Insurance: Do You Need It?
Times Staff WriterDo you need life insurance? The answer depends on whether you have dependents--children, a spouse or other people who rely on you for financial support. If you do and you want to protect their financial health after you die, the answer is yes. If you don'...Tags: Retirement Planning Services, Retirement, Economy, Business and Finance, Continuing Education, Career and Workplace
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Making Life Choices
Times Staff WriterIf you are in the market for a life insurance policy, the first thing you should know is that there are two basic types: term and cash value. The type of insurance you pick will determine not only how much the coverage costs but also what you can do...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Death, Contracts, Groceries, Insurance
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Why It's All So Complicated
Times Staff WriterThe origin of modern life insurance harks back to the days of the Roman legion, when legionnaires pledged to one another that they would care for the families of fallen comrades. All of today's policies attempt to do what those legionnaires did--...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Retirement, Career and Workplace, Family, Insurance
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The Whole Story on Whole Life
Times Staff WriterThe granddaddy of cash-value life insurance is called whole life, and if there was ever a product that consumers find difficult to understand, this is it. Entire books are dedicated to explaining whole life, but whole generations are still left wholly...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Indiana University, Groceries, Insurance, Mutual Funds
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Whole Story on Universal
Times Staff WriterFrom the start, whole life had two compelling problems: It was hard to understand and it was inflexible. Insurance agents had a hard time selling these policies after they explained that the premium would always be the same but the investment returns...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, 401K, Contracts, Insurance, Demographics
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A "Variable" to Consider
Times Staff WriterOne of the hottest products in the life insurance arsenal over the last several years has been the variable annuity--a hybrid product that works more like a supplemental retirement plan than a life insurance policy. What makes variable annuities...Tags: Taxation, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Retirement, Economy, Business and Finance, Wages and Pensions
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Some Pointers on How to Read an Illustration
Times Staff WriterThe typical insurance illustration is broken into three main categories and a number of sub-categories. The main categories: * What's guaranteed. This can be labeled "guaranteed"; "guaranteed basis"; "guaranteed mortality charges and interest" and/...Tags: Death, Insurance, Finance
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Borrowing From Insurance
Times Staff WriterCash value life insurance policies are a little bit like luxury cars, says John A. Kiczek, analyst in the life and health division of A.M. Best Co., an Oldwick, N.J., insurance information services firm. You can get a bare-bones policy relatively...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Contracts, Insurance, Northbrook, Money and Monetary Policy
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