Bonds and Investments
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
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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
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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;
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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