washingtonpost.com - Obituaries:
James M. Wilson Jr., 91, a career diplomat who established the State Department's human rights program and became its first coordinator, died Nov. 15 at Ingleside at Rock Creek retirement community in Washington. (Read More)
WSJ.com: PJ Main:
Here's a formula for a comfortable retirement: Wait for stocks to plunge 30%. Watch your neighbors panic. Then quit your job. Sound scary? That's the idea, writes Jonathan Clements. (Read More)
Reuters:
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis has said he would consider postponing his retirement if directors need more time to find a successor or smooth the transition to the next CEO, the Wall (Read More)
FOXNews.com:
The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington is obligated to pay retirement benefits to six priests who are confirmed pedophiles, church officials argued in a bankruptcy court filing seeking permission to keep making the payments. (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
LONDON — A British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday that they fear they will be killed or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom is not paid soon.Paul and Rachel Chandler were (Read More)
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While the overall U.S. financial system is showing signs of stability, a rapidly rising tide of troubled loans for commercial real estate threatens the survival of hundreds of the nation's small and medium-sized banks.Financi (Read More)
WalletPop Blog:
Filed under: Tax, The Dolans, VideoKen and Daria Dolan, America's first family of personal finance, answer your questions every Friday. Click here to ask Ken and Daria your question. Everyone should be so lucky as to know som (Read More)
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ricky Williams is 32 and far from done. And even without Ronnie Brown, the once written-off Miami Dolphins are back in the playoff picture.Williams rushed for 119 yards and scored three touchdowns, and the D (Read More)
Comment - Columnists - Guest Contributors:
We all have different visions of retirement. Mine involves a hammock, an intravenous Pimm’s drip and the complete works of Trollope. Yours may embrace Saga cruises, extreme sports, gardening or just the simple pleasure of tel (Read More)
New York Times:
Fidelity Investments said in a statement Thursday that the average balance for its customers' 401(k) retirement accounts had returned to September 2008 levels.
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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
DES MOINES, Iowa � If you had a good mix of stocks and bonds in your retirement account and you left it alone through the market madness of the past year, more than likely you're in good shape now.A report by Fidelity Investm (Read More)
Huffington Post:
When Ruth Seymour announced earlier this week her retirement as general manager of Santa Monica's pioneering public-radio station, KCRW, it really did mark the end of an era. Ruth basically founded the modern KCRW, and set t (Read More)
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A pair of astronauts ventured out on the first spacewalk of their shuttle mission Thursday to tackle some antenna and cable work at the International Space Station.The linked shuttle-station was soaring (Read More)
Workplace Prof Blog:
Employee Benefit Research Institute has just released a trio of new reports: Craig Copeland, Retirement Plan Participation and Asset Allocation, 2007. Paul Fronstin, Availability, Contributions, Account Balances, and Rollover (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Personal Finance:
DES MOINES, Iowa -- If you had a good mix of stocks and bonds in your retirement account and you left it alone through the market madness of the past year, more than likely you're in good shape now.
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Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com:
Question: I'm 26 and want to set up a diversified portfolio for retirement. I'm almost totally invested in stocks, but I know that I should put some money into bonds. I really don't understand how they work, however, and I do (Read More)
CNN:
Question: I'm 26 and want to set up a diversified portfolio for retirement. I'm almost totally invested in stocks, but I know that I should put some money into bonds. I really don't understand how they work, however, and I do (Read More)
Driving News from Times Online:
The Corsa may be the baby of the Vauxhall family, but it is also the most versatile: as first car, family car or retirement car — you name it — the Corsa can do it all. Little wonder it was the UK’s second-biggest-selling car (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
If you thought investment scams ended with Bernie Madoff’s arrest, you’d be very wrong. Recent headlines point to a slew of frauds aimed at separating investors and retirement savers from their money, but there are ways to pr (Read More)