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25 min ago | Chico Enterprise-Record

Rebuilding your portfolio takes time, patience

At the height of the recession and the tumult in the stock market, many workers were stunned to see their 401 s shrink to 201 s. The average 401 plummeted 24.3 percent in 2008, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

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Related Topix: Addison, TX, Retirement

4 hrs ago | SanLuisObispo.com

Clearing up misconceptions about Roth IRAs

Question: I'm 23 and have been making a point of saving money in a savings account.

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Related Topix: IRA, Retirement, Financial Markets, Mutual Funds

9 hrs ago | NorthJersey.com

Issues to consider when you're ready to hire

NEW YORK a ' Even though the economy is still suffering and many small businesses won't be hiring for some time, some companies are thinking about taking on more workers.

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Related Topix: New York, Small Business, Healthcare Law, Law, Social Security, Medicare, Health

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Newsday

Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be

Americans have more than triple the debt they had in 1982, and less than half the savings.

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Related Topix: Foreclosures, Economics News, Bankruptcy, Schaumburg, IL, Home, Mortgage

Newsday

Obama asks House to vote on health care bill

In this Oct. 29, 2009, file photo House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md. speaks during a news conference about health care on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Steny Hoyer, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Healthcare Law, Law, Social Security

www.nytimes.com | mortgagenews

Obama's to Fix (Unemployment)

What a difference a year makes. In October 2008, the candidate Barack Obama delivered a major economic speech in Toledo, Ohio.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Toledo, OH, Opinion

www.nytimes.com | mortgagenews

Editorial Observer - After 40 Years, Age Discrimination Still Gets Second-Class Treatment

After working for a vending machine company for more than 20 years, James O'Connor was replaced with someone younger.

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Related Topix: Retirement, Law, Employment / Labor Law, Pension, Opinion

www.nytimes.com | mortgagenews

Editorial - Investors Beware

Things turned Orwellian in the House Financial Services Committee this week when members - with the backing of the White House - passed an investor protection bill that would make it all too easy for thousands of publicly traded companies to cook their books.

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Related Topix: US News, Corporate Governance, Corporate Governance, Law, Opinion

www.nytimes.com | mortgagenews

Unemployment Rate Rises to 10.2%, Offering Little Reassurance to Job Seekers

As the unemployment rate surged to 10.2 percent in October, reaching double digits for the first time in 26 years, it suddenly seemed possible that the nation might yet confront the worst joblessness since the Great Depression .

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Pnc Financial Services GroupThe, Banking

ClipSyndicate

Coleman Says Univ. of Michigan in Good Financial Shape: Video

Nov. 6 -- University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman talks with Bloomberg's Lori Rothman and Mark Crumpton about the university's finances and partnership with Google Inc.

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Related Topix: Video

Housing Wire

RMBS Ratings Proposal Will Determine Insurersa Capital Requirements

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners on Thursday approved a proposal to establish a new model for determining ratings of residential mortgage-backed securities .

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Related Topix: Mortgage

www.latimes.com | mortgagenews

Why gold is shining brighter

The American public has no say in Federal Reserve policy. But the gold market might.

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Related Topix: Ben Bernanke, Financial Markets

itsnotjustme.com | mortgagenews

Should Obese Diners Be Denied Service? | It's Not Just Me

In an attempt to help those who cannot help themselves from becoming obese, the government has implemented new legislative fiats requiring restaurants to post the calorie count of each item on their menus. Unfortunately, the heavy hand of government dictate is producing counter productive results. Consider the following study showing that ...

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MSNBC News

Best of both worlds? Combined pension/401k

Over the last year it's become abundantly clear that the stock market can devastate even seemingly healthy retirement accounts.

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Related Topix: Pension, Retirement, 401K, Principal Financial Group, Insurance, Financial Services, Investment Services

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Q13.com KCPQ TV

Defense attacks government's case at trial of 2 ex-Bear Stearns hedge fund managers

Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers charged with lying to investors always were honest about the risks of investing in securities linked to the volatile subprime mortgage market, a defense lawyer told a jury on Friday.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Mortgage

The Daily Gazette

Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83

The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher.

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Related Topix: Small Business

Reuters Video

A second leash on life

Nov. 4 - Wall Street veteran turns his pet passion into profits in franchising. SOUNDBITES: Eric Diaz, franchise owner, Aussie Pet Mobile No videos currently selected.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Medicine, Triad Hospitals, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Small Business, Mutual Funds, Business News, Video

www.bloomberg.com | mortgagenews

JPMorgan Chase Raises Stakes in Credit-Card Wars With 100,000-Mile Bonus

JPMorgan Chase & Co. , the biggest credit-card lender, and British Airways will offer new customers 100,000 airline miles, intensifying the battle for affluent spenders.

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Related Topix: Banking, JP Morgan Chase , Transportation, Airlines, British Airways, American Express, Financial Services, US Politics, Barack Obama, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Barack Obama

KCEN

Hyatt Hotels, Ancestry.com jump in market debuts

Two well-known companies surged in their market debuts Thursday despite what has recently been a difficult market for initial public offerings.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Genealogy, REIT, Travel/Tourism, Hotels

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