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Holiday sales to rise 4.1 percent
Associated PressNEW YORK – Americans are expected to spend more during what's traditionally the busiest shopping season of the year, but they're not exactly ready to shop 'til they drop like they have been in the past two years. The National Retail Federation, the...Tags: Consumer Confidence, Gallup, Inc., Washington, DC, E-Commerce Industry, Labor Markets
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Wealth gap widens between whites, minorities
WASHINGTON (AP) — The wealth gaps between whites and minorities have grown to their widest levels in a quarter-century. The recession and uneven recovery have erased decades of minority gains, leaving whites on average with 20 times the net worth of...Tags: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Career and Workplace, Demographics, Stock Market, Paul Taylor
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Finances Are Out of Control!
Paul ReasonerPaul...my husband, Andrew and I make good money – nearly $80,000 jointly, yet we both feel very insecure about our finances. With the war and everything else that is going on right now, that insecurity is growing. We feel lost. On a day-to-day...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Career and Workplace, Retirement, Family, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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I know you're not a marriage counselor, but...
Paul ReasonerMy husband and I are constantly at odds over how we spend and save our money. There always seems to be a difference of opinion. I wanted to participate in the 401(k) plan at work, but Tom says we are already saving too much. I am not secure about the...Tags: Investments, Personal Investing, Marriage, Finance, Economic Policy
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Mortgage underwriting rules eased for seniors with assets
WASHINGTON — Here's a heads-up for the growing ranks of seniors whose post-retirement monthly incomes aren't sufficient to qualify for a mortgage under today's tough underwriting standards: Thanks to a rule change by the largest players in the...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Loans, Interior Policy, Career and Workplace, Fannie Mae
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Average U.S. 401(k) balance tops $80,000, up 75 percent since 2009
ReutersBOSTON (Reuters) - The average 401(k) retirement balance for U.S. workers hit a record high of $80,900 in the first quarter, a growth spurt of 75 percent since the stock market's nadir in March 2009, Fidelity Investments said on Thursday based on a survey...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees, Stock Market, S&P 500
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Average U.S. 401(k) balance tops $80,000, up 75 pct since 2009
ReutersBOSTON, May 23 (Reuters) - The average 401(k) retirement balance for U.S. workers hit a record high of $80,900 in the first quarter, a growth spurt of 75 percent since the stock market's nadir in March 2009, Fidelity Investments said on Thursday based...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees, Stock Market, S&P 500
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Stern Advice-Why pension funds are eating your 401(k)'s lunch
ReutersBy Linda Stern WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Pension funds - those old guaranteed-benefit retirement plans your grandma might have told you about - outperform those in 401(k) plans year after year, according to new research from consulting company...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Loans, Interior Policy, Mutual Funds, Career and Workplace
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Column: Why pension funds are eating your 401(k)'s lunch
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pension funds - those old guaranteed-benefit retirement plans your grandma might have told you about - outperform those in 401(k) plans year after year, according to new research from consulting company Towers Watson. In 2011,...Tags: Loans, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Mutual Funds, Career and Workplace
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COLUMN-Transforming your 401(k) into steady income
ReutersBy Mark Miller CHICAGO, May 21(Reuters) - A job and a paycheck - they go together like coffee and cream. But when you retire from your regular job, does that mean you have to give up the cream? A growing number of 401(k) plans are including investment...Tags: Career and Workplace, Retirement, Morningstar Incorporated, Finance, Insurance
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Column: Transforming your 401(k) into steady income
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - A job and a paycheck - they go together like coffee and cream. But when you retire from your regular job, does that mean you have to give up the cream? A growing number of 401(k) plans are including investment choices that can help...Tags: Career and Workplace, Retirement, Morningstar Incorporated, Finance, Insurance
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Shield Pa. taxpayers from a 'pension tsunami'
Pennsylvania's pension crisis is about to hit state homeowners and taxpayers, and the results won't be pretty. The state's two pension systems — for state government workers and public school employees — are, together, more than $47...Tags: Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Career and Workplace, Retirement, Employees
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