January 2010 - Posts
Risk.net, January 26th, 2009President Obama will announce measures to introduce automatic
individual retirement accounts (IRAs) in the annual State of the Union
address on Wednesday, according to David John, principal to the
Retirement Security Project
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The New York Times, January 25th, 2009Older women who did an hour or two of strength training exercises each
week had improved cognitive function a year later, scoring higher on
tests of the brain processes responsible for planning and executing
tasks,
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Reverse Mortgage Daily, January 6th, 2010Irrevocable trusts can now be used for reverse mortgages, according
to Paul N. Lovegrove Esq., President of Attorney Trust Review.
While traditionally reverse mortgages have not been permissible if
the
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San Jose Mercury News, January 19th, 2009Q: Is
there a way to calculate how much money I will need to sustain myself
in retirement? My net worth is just above $2 million now, half in
liquid assets and half in real estate. I will be 60 next month, but,
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PR Newswire - January 19, 2010
Recent headlines pointing to the detriments of reverse mortgages aren't getting
the story straight. One of the nation's leading reverse mortgage lenders,
Generation Mortgage Company™, wants to separate fact from
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Reverse Mortgage Daily - January 19, 2010
The US Department of Housing and
Urban Development announced it was expanding a temporary policy to help
borrowers access to FHA mortgage insurance and allow for the quick resale of
foreclosed properties.
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CNN - January 20, 2010
The wealthy have money problems, too -- yeah they do.
Even refinancing a mortgage for their fancy digs or getting
a new loan can be near impossible these days thanks to skittish lenders. And the
higher the loan value, the
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Yahoo News, January 7th, 2009Cell phone addicts of the world,
listen up: Electromagnetic waves emanating from these ubiquitous gadgets
may prevent or even reverse Alzheimer's disease, researchers say.
Normal mice who had long-term
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The New York Times, January 17th, 2009If you’re a retiree who relies on interest income, you know that the
tap is running dry. In fact, many investors in certificates of
deposits, savings accounts and money market accounts are losing money
once taxes
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SF Gate - January 17, 2010The public is getting a disheartening look at a once-mighty
Sacramento success story. California's public-employee pension fund - the
nation's biggest and most progressive - has lost billions in investment money,
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KansasCity.com - January 17, 2010When Thomas Wilson, chairman and CEO of Allstate Insurance Co., scans the
economic horizon, he sees a landscape that requires adaptation: Real estate
remains in the dumps, car sales are sluggish, the unemployment rate
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Los Angeles Times - January 17, 2010Dear Liz: My husband is quite a bit older than I (about 18 years). When
we married, we agreed that we should put all our savings into joint funds and
into his retirement accounts. Our thought was that since I'm
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NJ.com, January 13th, 2009David Spence, 68, of Dallas, was the national sales manager for a
company that manufactures awards for the golf industry. He had planned
to cut back his hours as he neared retirement, but the sour economy
interfered.
"The
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Bankrate.com, January 13th, 2009Dear Debt Adviser,
My parents are 88 years old and 86 years old. They are physically and
mentally fragile, but still living in their home with the assistance of
home aides provided by Medicare. My mother had a credit
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Bank of America, January 14th, 2009Bank of America today announced findings from the latest Merrill Lynch
Affluent Insights Quarterly, a survey of the values, financial
priorities and concerns of affluent Americans and the challenges and
opportunities
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Yahoo Finance - January 12, 2010
Today DALBAR released the 2009 winners of its annual Service Awards. For twenty
years, DALBAR has conducted rigorous testing of service delivery and, each year,
identified those mutual fund, broker/dealer, annuity,
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Financial Planning - January 11, 2010At a time when many variable annuity providers have been simplifying and
streamlining their products, Axa Equitable Life Insurance Co., in New York, is
heading in the other direction. The company’s new Retirement
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The New York Times - January 11, 2010It’s a conversation that most people dread, doctors and patients alike. The cancer is terminal, time is short, and tough decisions loom — about accepting treatment or rejecting it, and choosing where and how to die.
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The New York Times, January 8th, 2009Ilse Telesmanich, 90, sprained her ankle hiking in South Africa last August. She tried to keep going on the three-week trip, she said, hobbled as she was.“I got very good at hopping on one foot the last time I sprained
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Yahoo Finance - January 5, 2010If you have several different retirement accounts, such as a 401(k) at work and individual plans on your own, keeping up with the Internal Revenue Service rules on each is a challenge, especially if you are 50 or older and
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Belleville News Democrat - January 11, 2010
It's foolish at a certain age to make New Year's resolutions. We've been
there and done that, which is how we got to be our age.
Besides, you don't need a resolution to be good to yourself in this new year,
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US News & World Report - January 11, 2010As the oldest baby boomers enter their mid-60s this year, there will be plenty of retirement celebrations. Although you may not have much extra pocket change, it's still important to let coworkers know how
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Newsweek - January 8, 2010In the federal government's explanations of swine flu, through its Web site and public-service announcements, one message has come through loud and clear: seniors can rest easy. Children face a much greater risk from this disease,
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The New York Times - January 7, 2010OCALA, Fla. — Ilse Telesmanich, 90, sprained her ankle hiking in South Africa last August. She tried to keep going on the three-week trip, she said, hobbled as she was.“I got very good at hopping on one foot the last
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CNN - January 7, 2010At Harrod's department store in London, you can pick up a South African Krugerrand or a 27-pound gold bar along with a sweater and bed linens. Gold is sold like candy out of train station vending machines in Germany. Indian households
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CNN - January 8, 2010 Question: I'm 57 and I think there's a good chance I'll
be laid off this year. If that happens, I'll have to move my 401(k) balance to
an IRA. On the recommendation of a finance professional, many of my former
co-workers have
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The New York Times - January 1, 2010“I have something I want to talk to you about,” Jonelle Patrick’s father said partway through a visit to her home in San Francisco. He put a box on the kitchen table.Ms. Patrick wasn’t completely startled when he took
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The New York Times - January 6, 2010When the vast Consumer Electronics Show, underway this week in Las Vegas, adds an exhibition called Silvers Summit, devoted to new products for the aging and their caregivers, brace yourselves. American tech companies,
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