Tag: money
member name: Ms. Meacham: Money Maven
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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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July 02, 2008 09:07 PM EDT --
Today shares of General Motors Corp. stocks plunged to the lowest level since September 1954. It's a rude awakening for a stock long listed as "blue chip," and one that's . . .
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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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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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May 13, 2008 05:26 PM EDT --
As many of you know, I receive press releases from various sources. A few I'll call to Gatherers' attention. Here's one that I think has interesting implications. The below story is being . . .
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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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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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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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February 19, 2008 06:52 PM EST --
I've heard all the rumors about the "economic stimulus" checks approved by Congress in recent weeks. Today I set out to check those rumors out. After speaking with my sources at the Internal . . .
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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 21, 2006 01:49 PM EST --
Internet comparison engines allow shoppers to zero in, then buy the item at nearby store
THIS GIFT-GIVING SEASON, many shoppers are heading to the mall after sitting down at the computer. . . .
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May 02, 2009 10:14 PM EDT --
For all you poets and wordsmiths out there, Blue Mountain Arts is looking for contemporary prose or poetry, written from personal experience, for publication on greeting cards. Pay is $300 per . . .
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May 15, 2008 09:09 PM EDT --
Hello everyone. Just a quick note to thank you all for the enlightening comments and encouraging words over the past two and a half years as a member of the Gather community.
Gather member Jo . . .
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September 27, 2008 01:40 PM EDT --
In the midst of bailout talks to "rescue" America's over-exuberant lending and financial institutions with $700 billion, the House has passed a second, more reasonable plan to help the . . .
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December 17, 2008 10:46 PM EST --
It has been a wild and woolly week, from the Ford bailout that never was (though it's still closing a few Ford plants ) to the Treasury bonds that promise nothing more than negative interest and . . .
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April 16, 2008 09:13 PM EDT --
Chain letters are still out there. Whether mailed or e-mailed the scheme is the same: Mail a check to the people listing in the letter, add your name to the bottom of the list, then mail the letter to . . .
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July 10, 2008 09:24 PM EDT --
With the new iPhone 3G coming out tomorrow (July 11), some retail analysts predict consumers will be "on a weekend buying frenzy." I won't be one of them, although with my Palm Pilot . . .
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April 17, 2007 05:04 AM EDT --
If you're not able to make tomorrow's deadline for your tax return, anyone except fiscal-year business filers can file an extension. Your nearby library may have the extension forms, . . .
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April 24, 2008 09:51 PM EDT --
Purse strings are tightening.
There are food riots in countries throughout the world as the rising cost of things like the fuel used for transporting food and the corn used to augment fuel or . . .
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