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Equity-indexed annuity sales pitch is too good to be true
Dear Liz: Recently, someone from an insurance company proposed that I stop investing through my 401(k) at work and instead invest in his insurance company contract with after-tax dollars. He claims the funds would be guaranteed so that I would never...Tags: Retirement, Insurance, Credit Ratings, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Closing account won't help credit scores
Dear Liz: I'm 22 and a graduate student with only one year left before I enter the "real world." I have four credit cards — one store card, two Visa cards and one MasterCard — only one of which carries a balance. I want to make the best...Tags: Finance, Credit Ratings, Economy, Business and Finance, Personal Finance, Credit and Debt
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Survive your personal 'fiscal cliff'
The year begins with a walk to the edge of the "fiscal cliff" and a nauseating look below. Have you dared look over the edge of your own cliff, or has the fear of falling kept you from contemplating the possibility of another recession, job losses,...
Tags: Retirement, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Government Health Care, Employment
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MarksJarvis: Dividend stocks risk a drop as 'fiscal cliff' approaches
The darlings of cautious investors are sitting on the edge of the "fiscal cliff" and feeling twinges of tax anxiety. Much to the surprise of some investors, dividend-paying stocks — sleepy investments like utilities — along with real...
Tags: Retirement, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Stock Market, Bank of America Corp.
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The Democratic Party means (good) business
There are some political myths that will never go away. The liberal media bias. Democrats never vote to cut taxes. Democrats are weak on national security. No truth to any of them, but Republicans repeat them so often, a lot of people believe it. But the...
Tags: The New York Times, Mitt Romney, Labor Markets, The Washington Post, Democratic Party
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L.A.'s mayoral race just got more complicated
With the first round of the Los Angeles mayoral election still more than four months away, the race has taken shape in recent weeks, largely because of two developments that have scrambled the handicapping of the contest. First, it became clear that...
Tags: Local Elections, Interior Policy, Public Employees, Voting, Politics
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MarksJarvis: Lessons from the crash
It's an anniversary filled with a sense of relief and foreboding Five years ago, the stock market hit a high on Oct. 9, 2007, and then terrified Americans as it crashed 57 percent over 17 months, destroying 401(k)s, college savings and dreams for the...
Tags: Europe, International Monetary Fund, Credit Ratings, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Arrange car loan in advance to get a better interest rate
Dear Liz: I recently bought a new car, and the dealer, after running a credit check, told me my Experian score was 783. I have had only credit cards and no loans. This is my first auto loan. They gave me a 3.5% interest rate and I took it reluctantly. I...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Vehicles, Credit and Debt
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California's fiscal troubles are far from resolved
Last week, Proposition 30 sailed to victory, and $6-billion worth of nasty budget cuts were avoided. Problem solved? Guess again, Goldilocks. K-12 schools and community colleges, in particular, won a temporary reprieve, but they're still wobbly...
Tags: Retirement, Finance, Interior Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, Government Debt
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Is it better to take a lump sum now or an annuity check later?
Dear Liz: My former employer is offering the one-time opportunity to receive the value of my pension benefit as a lump-sum payment. The other option is to leave the money where it is and get a guaranteed monthly check from a single life annuity when I...Tags: Rentals, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Personal Finance, Homes
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MarksJarvis: Mutual funds manage to post pleasing results for 2012
If you invested in a solid mix of stock and bond funds at the beginning of 2012, and didn't peek at them during the stock market stress of the past year, you probably will be delighted when you open your year-end statement from your 401(k) or brokerage...
Tags: Metal and Mineral, European Central Bank, Europe, Federal Reserve, Finance
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NFL follows corporate America's game plan in referees dispute
The one thing about the National Football League on which almost everyone agrees is that it takes its job of providing first-rate entertainment very seriously. That could be one explanation for the league's effort to supplement the pleasure of watching...
Tags: Retirement, Crime, Law and Justice, Green Bay Packers, Labor Legislation, Football
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Oct 10, 2012
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Nov 18, 2012
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Sep 26, 2012
|Column| Los Angeles Times
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