Finance
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Take steps to ensure a secure retirementOct 31, 2021 9:53 pm - Q. I am 51 years old. I have some money in my 401(k) and IRAs (about $300,000) plus another $100,000 in savings. My question is where do I start? What should I be doing ...
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Penny pinchers go greenOct 31, 2021 9:42 pm - WASHINGTON -- In an address to the nation in 1977, President Jimmy Carter called our nation's energy crisis the "moral equivalent of war." Several years later, Carter wr...
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Spending on clothes can shrink your cashOct 31, 2021 9:37 pm - Do you suffer from "Closet Guilt?" If you're a man, the likely answer is no. If you're a woman, you'd rather not talk about it. I first heard the phrase while talking wi...
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Greenspan late to see excessive lending
Oct 31, 2021 9:02 pm - Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan acknowledges he failed to recognize early on that an explosion of mortgages to people with questionable credit histories c...
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Money markets often beat bondsOct 31, 2021 8:54 pm - Q. In a recent column you recommended a list of ETFs. I generally agree with the list, and most certainly agree with your criteria. But iShares Lehman TIP, the Treasury ...
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Paulson expects subprime woes to lingerOct 31, 2021 8:53 pm - WASHINGTON -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday a recovery in the subprime mortgage market will be slowed by a wave of interest rate resets and urged ...
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Investment seminars can be too convincingOct 31, 2021 8:49 pm - WASHINGTON -- I'm not quite ready for membership in AARP but increasingly I've been getting invitations in the mail for me and my husband to attend investment seminars t...
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Bernanke stumps for global trade balance
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Authors tie eating habits with wise spendingOct 31, 2021 7:45 pm - WASHINGTON -- Deborah McNaughton and Melinda Weinstein want us to face a simple truth -- many people consume too many calories and their unhealthy eating is costing them...
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Bernanke, Bush weigh in on lending squeeze