European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              April 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 19 your Money Tony Bennett hangs out with the the nine finalists on Fox Ameri can idol in los Angeles on March commercials on the show go for As much As for a 30second spot and the shows financial Success has made some analysts see buying Stock in Fox Parent company news As a Good Ray Fox a stacked news Worth a look by Laura Goldman Mcclatchy Tribune news service if you Are a fan of the television show american buying the Stock of Fox televisions Parent news Symbol news is a great Way to capitalize on the ratings it is the to watched show in the coveted 18to49 age group for the third year in a thirty three Mil lion viewers have tuned into american idol each week for the sixth season of the in the Era of infinite Media capturing an audience of More than 30 Mil lion viewers on a weekly basis is the equiv Alent of climbing mount Kilimanjaro in High according to advertising Commer column vials on american idol go for As much As for a 30second Desper ate housewives comes in at a faraway at Fox television also includes the hit shows prison House and the Fox news Channel is so popular that news will be Able to charge More for renewals from Cable pro viders at contract the company movie 20th Century had a Stellar year in 2006 with the accidental hit movie so comparisons with 2007 will be the newest member of Fox is one problem it has trouble attracting an audience for its sinday week English language Telen Kovelas such As fashion starring to Derek and Morgan the potential of Fox interactive which includes excites me the Google has agreed to pay Mil lion dollars Over several years for the right to be the sole search provider on the previously much criticized Purchase Price of million for my space is looking very cheap right ceo Rupert Murdoch is one of the few old Media titans who have been Able to monetize the new at a Price of about news trades at a significant Premium compared with its its Price earnings ratio is compared to the mid teens for time Warner and while you Are voting for Sanjaya or buy news your prof its will double your listening Laura Goldman worked on Wall Street for More than 20 she now runs her own investment log from Tel what to do with scattered the Wall Street journal if youve got several 401 k plans from old jobs scattered youre not alone nearly 10 Mil lion americans Are in the same its not always a bad but with a Little re you might be Able to deploy that Money More the worst thing to do is Cash because that triggers taxes and a surprisingly Large number of people do it anywhere from 27 per cent to 45 percent of departing Accord ing to if youve got multiple Here Are your options option one dont change it Doest always make sense to Roll Over an older plan into your new if the existing plan offers Strong performing investments or to rated Mutual funds that Are closed to new con Sider just leaving the Money compare total costs and fees for each in a 401 investors usually pay the expense ratios of the funds or investments they plus sometimes an administration con Gress has recently raised questions about whether the Overall fees charged in 401 k plans Are Justi until that your Best bet is to talk to the human resources managers at your old and new or the plan to compare total option two move the Money into an individual retirement the main advantage is in creased flexibility in picking iras let you continue to hold most of your previous such As specific Mutual whereas a new 401 k Doest permit switching to an Ira also lets you buy other kinds of like individual stocks and one disadvantage of consolidating in an Ira is that in Many this Money int always protected from whereas 401 k plans this can matter to people in professions such As Medicine who must consider the risk of lawsuits in their financial says Robert Pagliari a fee Only financial adviser in 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