Tag: jennifer d meacham
member name: Ms. Meacham: Money Maven
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July 24, 2009 04:57 AM EDT --
With the number of centenarians jumping from an estimated few thousand in 1950 to more than 340,000 worldwide today, it's a real possibility you'll live to be 100.
Indeed, Associated Press writer . . .
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June 04, 2009 08:14 PM EDT --
With news of Boomers sacrificing 401(k) and IRA contributions to pay for their children's education comes this note from a kind reader:
"I don't like 401(k) plans or IRA plans," . . .
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February 03, 2009 05:40 PM EST --
The newest savings figures are out from the Commerce Department, confirming my earlier suspicions (see " The online holiday retail breakdown -- Where's your silver lining? ").
According . . .
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December 11, 2008 04:51 AM EST --
After my $20 shopping trip to Grocery Outlet, my first step was to make up the chili and sweet cornbread dinner meal . The next was a meal of broiled salmon, mashed potatoes and Caesar salad. For lunch . . .
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April 14, 2009 01:16 AM EDT --
New research shows that 55 percent of respondents would like access to financial planners through their employer retirement plans. Not surprising, given the growing uncertainty in picking growth investments . . .
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May 18, 2009 04:05 PM EDT --
Economists are waiting with baited breath to see how retail earnings will impact stock prices . Big retailers will start announcing their results this week.
I don't quite know what to expect. . . .
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May 14, 2008 06:29 PM EDT --
I met a friend for drinks yesterday. She left her job several months ago, and with no job replacement in near term, is cashing out her 401(k) rather than rolling it over to an IRA. For her and her money . . .
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May 21, 2008 04:23 PM EDT --
Want two bangs for your stimulus check bucks? You could have it deposited along with your refund directly into your IRA or other tax-favored retirement accounts. (Note that, if you elected for your refund . . .
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May 21, 2008 05:15 PM EDT --
It's a crazy mixed-up oil world out there. The big-oil executives are testifying today in front of the Senate, and they're getting heat for what the Senators say is OPEC price collusion . . .
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May 29, 2008 01:34 PM EDT --
This week has been a busy one for me, trying to wrap up half a dozen assignments due by month's end. So, today's The Bottom Line blog will focus on a few of the news stories that have crossed . . .
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January 28, 2009 05:53 PM EST --
This just in from my RealtyTrac.com real estate investment newsletter:
"Which Remodeling Projects Pay Off?
If you’re considering an investment in a foreclosed home, chances are you’ll . . .
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September 16, 2008 04:11 PM EDT --
I started saving for another investment property a little over a month ago, and have committed myself to not tapping into anything other than this account for the purchase. Now one falls into my lap. . . .
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December 10, 2008 06:27 PM EST --
I'll bet you always knew that simple crackers can be used for more than adding sharp cheddar cheese and sweet mustard, or peanut butter, for an impromptu snack.... Here are 10 more ways to creatively . . .
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October 08, 2008 02:57 PM EDT --
Individuals who completed Roth conversions last year have until October 15 of this year to reverse the conversion, says Denise Appleby, author of The Retirement Dictionary .
"This reversal . . .
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April 20, 2009 03:02 PM EDT --
Recently out of a job and in need of more affordable health coverage? For those laid off after Sept. 1, 2008, and through the end of 2009, the stimulus package offers 65 percent off that expensive COBRA . . .
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July 10, 2009 01:25 PM EDT --
With unemployment at a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, all is not lost. The number of newly laid-off workers filing for unemployment insurance has actually been dropping since early April . Granted, that's . . .
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May 16, 2008 07:37 PM EDT --
If Wikipedia is any indication, then "affiliate marketing" is just what I say it is.... ; )
At least two Wikipedia entries cite their definitions of affiliate marketing based upon . . .
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May 08, 2008 05:39 PM EDT --
TODAY THE U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution to stop making pennies that cost more than they're worth -- a move that "could save about $100 million a year, or . . .
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June 02, 2009 04:58 AM EDT --
I've been waiting with bated breath to see the top 10 finalists for Stride's New NonStop Gum Name Contest . The finalist submission were posted today, for consumer voting through 5 p.m. ET on June . . .
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October 10, 2008 10:45 PM EDT --
As if we didn't have enough uses for corn syrup already, guess what the cigarette companies have dreamed up?
[ Back story: I'm researching patents for a side project and ran into . . .
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