Answers to Most Common Questions About New Medicare Drug Plan
The Medicare Rx Education Network's Frequently Asked Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Questions culls from queries coming into the network and published in media reports to tap into what people want to know about the new benefit. The just-released Q and A is part of a pre-enrollment education drive of the consumer-oriented network and its more than 70 national member organizations.

Success in Job Interviews: Preparation and Presentation Are Key
Nearly everyone who has ever interviewed for a job can tell you a horror story that no amount of preparation or presentation could have avoided. But according to experts, being well-prepared, poised and enthusiastic can get you through even the most horrible job interview scenarios with your confidence intact.

Beef Up Your Holiday Budget: Easily Turn Change into Gift Cards
Top gift cards for 2005 holidays / painless help for holiday budgets: Gift cards have become the number one gift choice for the holidays. Results from a new survey provide tips for matching the right gift card to the right recipient. Also, think 'out of the box' ways to fund holiday budgets with unused cash in your home. The average household has $99 in overlooked cash in change. Now a new program from Coinstar makes it easy to put that change to use for the holidays.

You've Invented the Next Big Idea! Now What?
Move over Thomas Edison! You've just had a eureka moment for the world's next great modern marvel. Now, the hard part begins -- ensuring your brilliant idea comes to life. Here's a five-step guide that will turn your big idea into the next big thing!

Study Up on Back-to-School Health
College comes with a laundry list of expenses. Tuition, books, and housing can add up quickly, but with all the new college costs, purchasing health insurance is probably last on your list, if at all.

Rising Interest Rates Make Bank Certificates of Deposit Worth Another Look
Many consumers are taking another look at Certificates of Deposit (CDs) as an investment option when reviewing their financial portfolios, particularly with the recent rise in interest rates and flexible CD features offered by financial institutions.

Up Front Screening Ups Profits
Business owners see better employee retention -- and better bottom lines -- when they screen applicants more thoroughly. That's made easier with the use of sophisticated pre-employment screening tools that help identify inaccuracies on applications.

What Would Happen to Your Business in a Disaster?
Imagine losing your computer or PDA and not having any of the information backed up. How long would it take you to reconstruct that information? What would you do in the meantime? Losing your personal information is devastating enough, but now imagine that you are a businessperson whose company has been hit by a natural or man-made disaster, destroying all your records and the ability to process transactions.

From Wine to Wedgewood, Insure Your Collectibles Properly
From fine art and vintage wine, to Faberge eggs and shrunken heads, the variety of what people choose to collect can be vast, impressive or even amazingly eccentric. More amazing still is how much these collections are actually worth. However, even the most experienced collectors might not know the ins and outs of assessing the value of their most cherished valuables and protecting their treasures accordingly.

7 Easy Steps to a Faster Tax Refund
The sooner you get your money back from the IRS, the better, so start now. Get your taxes done faster and more accurately with these seven strategies from Jeff Schnepper, author of the best-selling "How to Pay Zero Taxes" and a tax expert for MSN Money.