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More than 25% of Americans raiding 401(k)s to pay bills
More than 25% of Americans are dipping into 401(k) retirement accounts to pay for bills. U.S. workers are tapping into nearly a quarter of the $293 billion placed into their retirement savings each year to pay for mortgages, credit cards and other...
Tags: Finance, Rick Perry, Employees, The Washington Post, Economy, Business and Finance
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Discover CEO pay package drops to $9.9M
Tribune staff reporterDiscover Financial Services' Chairman and CEO David Nelms received a pay package worth $9.9 million last year, down 28 percent from 2011 mostly due to the lower value of his stock awards, according to a regulatory filing Friday. Nelms took home a base...Tags: CEO Pay, Corporate Officers, Discover Financial Services
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Tips for investing in exchange-traded funds
Exchange-traded funds have taken Wall Street by storm in the last few years. But the boom in ETFs may leave some investors confused about how to make the best use of the portfolios, which come in a dizzying array of flavors. Here's a practical...
Tags: Finance, Symbols and Symbolism, Labor Legislation, Mutual Funds, Retirement
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Exchange-traded funds gain on traditional mutual funds
In the early 1990s, executives of the now-defunct American Stock Exchange hatched a revolutionary idea: a hybrid mutual fund-type investment that would trade like a stock. But in an era when hot-handed mutual fund managers had rock-star status, the...
Tags: Finance, Personal Finance, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Financial and Business Services, Investments
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Use windfall to save for retirement before paring student debt
Dear Liz: What would you suggest that someone do with $20,000 if the someone is closer to 40 than 30, single, with $100,000 of student loan debt and a $250,000 mortgage? My salary is around $100,000 a year. I have an emergency fund equal to six months...Tags: Interior Policy, Retirement Planning Services, Credit and Debt, Consumers, Personal Finance
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Letters: Pensions and 401(k)s
Re "Garcetti, Greuel gingerly hug city worker unions," March 28 Bob Schoonover, president of SEIU Local 721, is quoted in the article as describing the public and private retirement programs as two lifeboats, one with a leak. Private 401(k) plans go...Tags: Employees, Same-Sex Marriage, Labor Legislation, Retirement, Career and Workplace
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Ky. House bill provides funds for pension
State senatorPhew, what a week. The last two days of the 2013 General Assembly Session saw us burning the midnight oil as we worked literally till midnight. But the hard work did have its rewards as several high-profile bills passed. Senate Bill 2, the public-...Tags: Finance, General Practitioners, Interior Policy, Employees, Justice and Rights
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MarksJarvis: Not all is lost if you save
More than a quarter of women earning $200,000 or more are afraid they are going to end up as bag ladies, and about half of women with paychecks around $100,000 fear the same fate. Among all Americans, a mere 13 percent are very confident they are...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employee Benefits, Science and Technology, Allianz AG Holding, Personal Finance
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Many Workers Don't Seem To Have Retirement Plans
Of the many domestic problems Washington isn't paying attention to, the most serious could be the retirement crisis. Many American workers are financially unprepared for retirement. Fifty-seven percent of U.S. workers surveyed report less than $25,000...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Interior Policy, Employees, Social Sciences
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Protecting an elderly mother's assets
Dear Liz: Could you advise us on how to protect our 93-year-old mother's assets if she should become ill or die? She does not have a living will or a trust regarding her two properties. Answer: "If" she should become ill or die? Your mother has been...Tags: Finance, Justice System, Interior Policy, Lawyers, Economy, Business and Finance
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House passes pension overhaul
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE– The Florida House voted Friday 74-42 to shutter the state’s pension system and send all new employees to a 401K-style option, setting up a potential fight with the Senate. The House plan, HB 7011, would make employees starting... -
40% of older households in Md. ill-prepared for retirement, study finds
At an age when many workers are thinking about winding down their careers, Victoria Baldassano of Silver Spring says she can't afford to give retirement a thought. The part-time English professor at Montgomery College said her income has been too low for...
Tags: Finance, Employment Opportunities, Interior Policy, Employees, Labor Legislation
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