Tag: money
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December 15, 2009 02:00 AM EST --
Two years ago I attended the National Press Foundation's " Retirement Issues in the 21st Century " journalism training in Washington, D.C. (Details in my photo essay )
Two days ago, I . . .
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July 24, 2009 04:57 AM EDT --
With the number of centenarians jumping from an estimated few thousand in 1950 to more than 340,000 worldwide today, it's a real possibility you'll live to be 100.
Indeed, Associated Press writer . . .
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May 14, 2008 06:29 PM EDT --
I met a friend for drinks yesterday. She left her job several months ago, and with no job replacement in near term, is cashing out her 401(k) rather than rolling it over to an IRA. For her and her money . . .
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June 04, 2009 08:14 PM EDT --
With news of Boomers sacrificing 401(k) and IRA contributions to pay for their children's education comes this note from a kind reader:
"I don't like 401(k) plans or IRA plans," . . .
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November 16, 2009 02:12 AM EST --
This month the U.S. Senate voted to extend unemployment benefits by up to 20 weeks for states with unemployment rates of 8.5 percent or higher. On Nov. 6, President Obama signed the extension into law. . . .
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May 18, 2009 04:05 PM EDT --
Economists are waiting with baited breath to see how retail earnings will impact stock prices . Big retailers will start announcing their results this week.
I don't quite know what to expect. . . .
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June 16, 2009 01:46 AM EDT --
If you're one of nearly 20 percent of the American population aged 65 or older, or one of 44 million caregivers for those in the older age bracket, or someone receiving IRA payments as a beneficiary . . .
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July 10, 2009 01:25 PM EDT --
With unemployment at a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, all is not lost. The number of newly laid-off workers filing for unemployment insurance has actually been dropping since early April . Granted, that's . . .
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June 18, 2009 03:27 PM EDT --
This topic came up right away on gather when I first mentioned Feng Shui and Money. I did a little research and came up with some interesting things?
First of all - evaluate your purse and wallet. . . .
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March 25, 2009 12:13 PM EDT --
It looks like Prosper.com , the online auction site where people could buy loans or request to borrow money, still isn't back in the lending game. On November 24, 2008, the SEC had . . .
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March 26, 2008 10:48 PM EDT --
I found the article, "How Bad is the Mortgage Crisis Going to Get?" in the March issue of Fortune very disturbing. We may have only seen a fraction of the housing decrease so far. . . .
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September 16, 2008 04:11 PM EDT --
I started saving for another investment property a little over a month ago, and have committed myself to not tapping into anything other than this account for the purchase. Now one falls into my lap. . . .
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May 21, 2008 05:15 PM EDT --
It's a crazy mixed-up oil world out there. The big-oil executives are testifying today in front of the Senate, and they're getting heat for what the Senators say is OPEC price collusion . . .
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May 29, 2008 01:34 PM EDT --
This week has been a busy one for me, trying to wrap up half a dozen assignments due by month's end. So, today's The Bottom Line blog will focus on a few of the news stories that have crossed . . .
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February 03, 2009 05:40 PM EST --
The newest savings figures are out from the Commerce Department, confirming my earlier suspicions (see " The online holiday retail breakdown -- Where's your silver lining? ").
According . . .
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December 02, 2009 01:51 PM EST --
Social Security recipients are not the only retirees not getting a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2010. According to a posting on Military.Com, military retirees will not be receiving . . .
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September 27, 2008 01:40 PM EDT --
In the midst of bailout talks to "rescue" America's over-exuberant lending and financial institutions with $700 billion, the House has passed a second, more reasonable plan to help the . . .
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September 12, 2008 01:01 AM EDT --
ANSWER: Each one touted volunteerism this week.
HERE'S THE SCOOP: AARP's newest report , "More to Give," concludes that tens of millions of baby boomers and members . . .
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December 17, 2008 10:46 PM EST --
It has been a wild and woolly week, from the Ford bailout that never was (though it's still closing a few Ford plants ) to the Treasury bonds that promise nothing more than negative interest and . . .
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June 20, 2009 01:02 PM EDT --
In Feng Shui, some things attract prosperity and something repel it. In theroy, if you have broken items in the area of your house associated with wealth and prosperity, then you will be broke too! You . . .
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