diff --git a/cs623/proj1/RetirementCalculator.java b/cs623/proj1/RetirementCalculator.java
index 1e0f588..0581fb3 100644
--- a/cs623/proj1/RetirementCalculator.java
+++ b/cs623/proj1/RetirementCalculator.java
@@ -147,14 +147,14 @@ class RetirementCalculatorPanel
         addRow(inner, makeDivider());
 
         addRow(inner,
-                new JLabel("What is your expected annual income after retirement -"));
+                new JLabel("What is your expected annual income after retirement..."));
 
         field = new JTextField();
         field.addFocusListener(this);
         myFields.put("employer pension", field);
         myToolTips.put(field, "If your employer has a pension plan that will pay you a certain amount<br/>after you retire from them, then enter that amount here.");
         addDollarRow(inner,
-                new JLabel(" - from an employer pension plan?",
+                new JLabel("... from an employer pension plan?",
                     SwingConstants.RIGHT),
                 field);
 
@@ -163,14 +163,14 @@ class RetirementCalculatorPanel
         myFields.put("part time income", field);
         myToolTips.put(field, "Enter how much income you expect to make working at a part-time job after retirement.");
         addDollarRow(inner,
-                new JLabel(" - from a part-time job?", SwingConstants.RIGHT),
+                new JLabel("... from a part-time job?", SwingConstants.RIGHT),
                 field);
 
         field = new JTextField();
         field.addFocusListener(this);
         myFields.put("other income", field);
         myToolTips.put(field, "If there is any other annual income you expect to receive after retirement<br/>not already accounted for, enter the amount here.");
-        addDollarRow(inner, new JLabel(" - other?", SwingConstants.RIGHT), field);
+        addDollarRow(inner, new JLabel("... other?", SwingConstants.RIGHT), field);
 
         addRow(inner, makeDivider());
 
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class RetirementCalculatorPanel
                 ScrollPaneConstants.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_NEVER);
         add(scrollpane);
 
-        myResultBox = new JLabel(" ", SwingConstants.CENTER);
+        myResultBox = new JLabel("", SwingConstants.CENTER);
         myResultBox.setForeground(new Color(0, 0, 200));
         add(myResultBox, BorderLayout.SOUTH);