April 2006 - Posts
The Daily Advertiser, April 21st, 2006
At a time when our lawmakers in Baton Rouge are under enormous pressure
to adequately fund so many critical state programs, the last thing we
needed to see from President Bush's proposed federal budget was
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Injuries from lawn mowing increase nationwide
and by age
SeniorJournal.com, April 20th, 2006
How often have we read that the risk of some dreaded problem,
like heart disease or cancer, "increases with age?" Well, now you can
add lawnmower
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Even healthy companies are freezing or eliminating
traditional pensions. Here's how to figure out if it could happen where
you work
Business Week, April 21st, 2006
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National Center for Policy Analysis, April 21st, 2006
Members of Congress occasionally lose elections, but they never lose
retirement and health benefits that most Americans can only envy, says
the Associated Press (AP).
For example:
A
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Pharmacy Benefit
Managers see Medicare saving $23 billion in 5 years
SeniorJournal.com, April 18th, 2006
Senior citizens and the Medicare
Part D program could potentially save more than $23 billion dollars over
the next five years as
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Four methods to help make up for lost time
Morningstar.com, April 17th, 2006
In last week's column, I presented seven practical steps
to help late-starting investors improve their chances of achieving a
sizable nest egg to help with retirement
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Reuters, April 17th, 2006
The pension funds of S&P 500 companies, which provide income for
thousands of U.S. retirees, profited from better investments and more
company contributions last year but were still about 10 percent
underfunded, an
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The New York Times, April 16th, 2006
For America's baby boomers, a generation weaned on Jack LaLanne, shaped by
Jane Fonda videos and sculpted in the modern-day gym, too much of a good thing
has consequences.
Encouraged by doctors to continue
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Baltimore Sun, April 12th, 2006
Jake Miller, 74, sat down yesterday at a table at the Lansdowne
Baltimore Highlands Senior Center, spreading before him a sheaf of
printouts showing all the medications he had gotten in the past year
and how much
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U.S. News & World Report, April 11th, 2006
The weather is warming up, but watch out—your pension could be
frozen. A pension freeze means that the assets already in your plan
will be paid out when you retire or leave the company, but new benefits
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Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette, April 10th, 2006
As company after company drops traditional pension coverage for
do-it-yourself retirement-savings plans, Americans face working for a
paycheck longer than they thought because they aren’t up to planning
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Studies show workers are overconfident, underestimate future needs
MSNBC, April 10th, 2006
Americans are as clueless as ever about their retirement prospects, according to a pair of new studies.
We’re
woefully overconfident, we grossly underestimate
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As traditional pensions die off, you'll need other ways to save
Newsday.com, April 9th, 2006
If your employer is getting rid of its pension plan or you were never
lucky enough to have one, you're on your own when it comes to savings
for your golden
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Lawrenceville resident will need to adjust retirement plans
Post-Gazette.com, April 9th, 2006
Lawrenceville resident Ginny Leary is worried.
The 55-year-old social worker wants to retire in 10 years and is
crossing her fingers hoping she'll
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Chron.com, April 9th, 2006
It wasn't easy to sign up, but now that she's enrolled in the new
Medicare drug benefit, Ruth Dike says it's made a big difference in her
finances.
The cost of her medicine ranges from about $10 to $15 a month,
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The Free New Mexican, April 9th, 2006
Robert Vaughn, wearing an Uncle Sam costume, stands on the corner of
Llano Street and St. Michael's Drive to lure customers into Liberty Tax
Services a half block away.
As the April 17th deadline approaches
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NJ.com, April 9th, 2006
Every year millions of American families pack up their
belongings and move -- to another state or another town or
another neighborhood in their home town. For anyone who is
moving and is also receiving Social Security or
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BuisnessWeek, April 7th, 2006
Auto parts maker Delphi Corp. is free to move ahead on its plan to
induce thousands of hourly employees to retire, a bankruptcy judge
ruled Friday, marking a key milestone in the company's effort to tame
staffing levels
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Yahoo News, April 6th, 2006
U.S. states may find that what it costs them to provide medical care for retired
state employees will dwarf how much they pay for their retirement benefits,
according to a new report.
Many big companies are slashing
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NYTimes.com, April 4th, 2006
Massachusetts is poised to become the first state to provide nearly universal
health care coverage with a bill passed overwhelmingly by the legislature
Tuesday that Gov. Mitt Romney says he will sign.
The bill does
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What country takes the best care of its older citizens? The
Netherlands rates tops in our exclusive survey of 16 nations. But no place is
perfect
AARP, April 12th, 2006
Every week, Anna Sophia Fischer greets a clutch of tourists in the medieval
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WLNS.com, April 6th, 2006
G-M's request to dismiss a retirement-plan lawsuit has been denied.
The
suit claims General Motors and officials overseeing two retirement
funds ignored the company's financial woes, causing employee investors
to suffer
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Yahoo News, April 4th, 2006
The majority of American workers think they'll be able to retire comfortably,
but most aren't saving nearly enough to meet that goal, according to a new
study.
The Employee Benefit Research Institute's annual retirement
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A majority of workers say they're confident about retirement, but they don't
have the dollars to show for it.
CNNMoney.com, April 4th, 2006
Cognitive Dissonance 101 might be a fitting title for the findings from the 2006
retirement confidence
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