Tag: personal finance
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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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August 15, 2008 02:10 PM EDT --
I've been watching my "necessary evils" stock portfolio climb in recent months. American-made cigarettes, beer, and liquor are on the upswing.
I credit it to two things: people . . .
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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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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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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 08, 2008 05:39 PM EDT --
TODAY THE U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution to stop making pennies that cost more than they're worth -- a move that "could save about $100 million a year, or . . .
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October 08, 2008 02:57 PM EDT --
Individuals who completed Roth conversions last year have until October 15 of this year to reverse the conversion, says Denise Appleby, author of The Retirement Dictionary .
"This reversal . . .
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July 18, 2007 07:56 PM EDT --
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been busy lately, collecting money for boomer investors caught in the middle of a number of financial hooligans.
On the SEC's docket, for the first . . .
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December 21, 2006 01:49 PM EST --
Internet comparison engines allow shoppers to zero in, then buy the item at nearby store
THIS GIFT-GIVING SEASON, many shoppers are heading to the mall after sitting down at the computer. . . .
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August 08, 2008 07:58 PM EDT --
Sometimes it takes a state the size of California to set off nationwide change. Let's hope its plan to automate IRA enrollment gets the same reception. California's plan would create state-managed . . .
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August 17, 2007 05:28 PM EDT --
Earnings for Nordstrom, Kohl's and Penney's are out and they look good. Insiders say it's a reflection of middle-class shoppers having money to spend.
That contrasts with the disappointing . . .
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February 13, 2009 08:14 PM EST --
I just found out that The United States Mint is releasing four new Lincoln penny designs this year. I checked it out , it's true, and I'm outraged.
Sure, I understand the Lincoln . . .
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August 01, 2007 08:41 PM EDT --
The Center for Retirement Research's study of retirement savings gives yet another reason for us to max out employer 401(k)s and other retirement plans.
Sure, average balances for all 401(k) . . .
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July 10, 2008 09:24 PM EDT --
With the new iPhone 3G coming out tomorrow (July 11), some retail analysts predict consumers will be "on a weekend buying frenzy." I won't be one of them, although with my Palm Pilot . . .
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July 26, 2007 05:41 PM EDT --
The Senate Special Committee on Aging is investigating insurance companies that train agents to pitch older consumers on annuities, and other financial products, using scare tactics aimed at getting . . .
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February 06, 2008 07:41 PM EST --
The Bush budget proposal is in , and with it comes renewed fears that the current administration's plans are spiraling the American economy into a recession. With the Dow Jones Industrial Average . . .
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March 28, 2008 06:08 PM EDT --
While banks make $25 to $40 on every payment they run through your account after it's over drawn, you're left holding the bag -- at a time when you didn't have enough money to begin with. I have a huge . . .
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August 29, 2007 05:58 PM EDT --
I just finished taking the FineLiving quiz, "Are you a house hunting pro or real estate bait?" (According to the quiz results, "You're all too familiar with setting up house. Why not . . .
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June 18, 2008 05:03 PM EDT --
Today I covered a press conference that proceeded an announcement at the National Press Club about a new study on late-in-life careers. Along with reporters from USA Today , the LA Times and . . .
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June 06, 2008 12:09 AM EDT --
It's safe to assume that the investments in your defined-benefit plan are a determining factor in how well you can retire. What's surprising is both how much and when those investments have an . . .
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