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Private Lenders Provide Option for Borrowers
The Wall Street Journal - July 31, 2008 As lending standards have become tougher, a rising number of people and businesses are turning to an unlikely source for money: private lenders. In recent years, the practice of borrowing money from private parties Read More
How to Financially Cope With Being Suddenly Single
US News & World Report - June 12, 2008 Widowhood poses special challenges in retirement. When Elaine Williams became a widow four years ago at age 47, she took on extra data-entry work to help make up for the loss of her husband's income. She also Read More
How Wall Street Wrecked Your Retirement
CBS NEWS - July 28, 2008 Our disfunctional financial system hit a new low last week when Citigroup, the hopeless wreck of Wall Street, announced it had lost $2.5 billion in the past three months -- a cheer went up, and so did the Dow. Only $2.5 billion; Read More
Uncomfortable Answers to Questions on the Economy
The New York Times - July 19, 2008 You have heard that Fannie and Freddie, their gentle names notwithstanding, may cripple the financial system without a large infusion of taxpayer money. You have gleaned that jobs are disappearing, housing prices Read More
Raiding the Retirement Stash
Washington Post - July 20, 2008 Would you still put money in a tax-advantaged retirement fund if you couldn't touch it until you retired? And when I say you couldn't touch it, I mean you couldn't take out loans or withdraw funds under any circumstances. Read More
Study: Most middle-class retirees will outlive retirement savings
Washington Business Journal - July 14, 2008 Almost three out of five new middle-class retirees will outlive their financial assets if they keep up their pre-retirement ways of living, according to an Ernst & Young LLP study on behalf of Americans Read More
The Fannie and Freddie Fallout
New York Times - July 13, 2008 IT’S dispiriting indeed to watch the United States financial system, supposedly the envy of the world, being taken to its knees. But that’s the show we’re watching, brought to you by somnambulant regulators, greedy bank Read More
Avoid Cashing Out Your 401(k)
The Wall Street Journal - July 10, 2008 When prices are rising and bills are pressing, any available cash may seem like the perfect solution to a short-term crunch. And that means people switching jobs these days may be more tempted than ever to cash Read More
3 Retirement Mistakes Women Make, and How to Fix Them
U.S. News & World Report - July 11, 2008 Baby boomer women are more likely to have a more financially secure retirement than their predecessors. A new study found that men and women at large companies are both on track to produce the same share of Read More
Cash proves safe haven amid current market volatility
Palm Beach Daily News - July 6, 2008  Are the rocky financial markets making you sick? It could be time to consider the cardinal rule of investing: If you can't sleep at night, keep more money safe — in cash instruments guaranteed directly by the Read More
Rising prices hammer seniors on fixed incomes
USA TODAY - July 2, 2008 Long before workers at the San Diego Food Bank began distributing cardboard food cartons from the back of a truck on a recent day, elderly men and women, many needing walkers and metal canes, formed a line in a church parking Read More
Are Your Retirement Savings on Target?
US News & World Report, July 1st, 2008Employees aren't sure how much of their salary they should replace in retirement. As part of an online test on retirement income, MetLife Mature Market Institute and GfK North America asked, "What percent of Read More
UPDATE 2-US home slump harder to reverse than usual-Harvard
Reuters, June 23, 2008Record foreclosures and limited access to credit will make it harder than usual for the U.S. housing market to rebound from this slump, the worst since at least World War Two, according to a Harvard University study released Read More
Comfortable retirement a fading dream for many
SFGate, June 16, 2008Ruth Britton enjoys her part-time work as a college instructor. But, at 69, there are plenty of other things the Greenbrae resident would like to do - volunteer, write, take classes, travel. The problem is, with the cost of living Read More
REVERSE MORTGAGE DRUMBEATS /ALTERNATIVES: Sharing space can increase your financial options
SFGate, June 15, 2008Reverse mortgages are being held out as an excellent way for house-rich but cash-poor seniors to tap into their equity without having to sell and move. And they may well be a good choice for some people. But there are other options Read More
 
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