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Two lattes and a cocktail: How to get your 20-something to save
For someone in their 20s, retirement is something their parents are talking about. It is almost impossible for them to imagine their own lives 50 years out. Telling kids to save for that day — when student loans and car payments and fixed expenses...Tags: Personal Finance, Chicago Tribune, Retirement, Career and Workplace
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House pension plan dies
TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Senate Tuesday killed a major overhaul of the public employee pension system that would have closed the pension plan for new workers and put them into 401K style. The proposal was a top priority for House Speaker Will...Tags: Retirement, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Career and Workplace, Employees
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Wisconsin workers reject proposed Caterpillar contract
— United Steelworkers Local 1343 on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a proposed six-year contract with Caterpillar Inc. that would have frozen wages, increased contributions to health care costs and offered senior union employees fewer protections....
Tags: Bucyrus International Inc., United Steelworkers, Caterpillar Inc., Collective Contract, Health Insurance Cost
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Frank Snyder: Gov. Corbett's pension math doesn't add up
As secretary-treasurer of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, it is my responsibility to ensure our funding derived from paychecks of rank-and-file workers serves their best interests. By extension, I feel the same responsibility to hold public officials...Tags: Government, Labor Legislation, Regional Authority, AFL-CIO, Public Employees
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COLUMN-Spring cleaning for your portfolio
Reuters(The author is a Reuters columnist and the opinions expressed are his own. For more from John Wasik see http://link.reuters.com/syk97s) By John Wasik CHICAGO, April 29 (Reuters) - Whether you need to invest a tax refund or simply want to see if you're...Tags: Mutual Funds, Financial Markets, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Orix Corporation, Environmental Issues
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RPT-COLUMN-Spring cleaning for your portfolio
Reuters(Repeats without changes to the text) By John Wasik CHICAGO, April 29 (Reuters) - Whether you need to invest a tax refund or simply want to see if you're on track with your investments, spring is a great time to get out the broom. I needed to make a...Tags: Mutual Funds, Financial Markets, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Orix Corporation, Environmental Issues
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At Milken conference, lots of pension questions and few answers
Underfunded state pensions are a vexing problem that even the brightest minds at the Milken Institute Global Conference can’t solve. State governments nationwide have fallen behind in saving for employee retirements. The average public pension...
Tags: Retirement, Politics, Career and Workplace, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare
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Steelworkers to vote on proposed 6-year contract with Caterpillar
— The United Steelworkers union will vote Tuesday on a proposed six-year contract with Caterpillar Inc. that would freeze wages, increase contributions to health care costs and offer senior employees fewer protections. The proposed agreement covers...Tags: Labor Legislation, Bucyrus International Inc., Joliet, Health and Safety at Work, Elections
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Caterpillar Wisconsin workers consider contract
Tribune reporterMembers of the United Steel Workers in Wisconsin are set to vote Tuesday on a proposed six-year contract with Caterpillar Inc. that would freeze wages, increase health care costs and give senior employees fewer protections. The proposed agreement covers...Tags: Caterpillar Inc., Bucyrus International Inc., Collective Contract, Strikes, Health Insurance Cost
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Roth IRA rules based on income
Q: My company has a defined pension plan that it funds entirely. In addition, I contribute 16 percent of my salary to its matching 401(k) plan. Can I also contribute to a Roth account? If so, how much? — J. E., Davenport A: For individual Roth...
Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Financial Planning
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Risky alternative investments not for the faint of heart
With interest rates near record lows, older savers are finding it harder to stomach bank CDs or Treasury bonds. But Belvidere, Ill., retiree Miles Fryar would be having fewer sleepless nights if he had parked his cash in those traditional investment...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Arbitration, Mutual Funds, Financially Distressed Companies, Career and Workplace
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COLUMN-Gambling with your retirement: PBS gets in on the action
ReutersBy Mark Miller CHICAGO, April 26 (Reuters) - PBS Frontline is shocked - shocked! - to find that investors hold retirement accounts that cost too much and eat into long-term returns, even though financial experts have been hammering away on these issues...Tags: Indiana University, Agriculture, Frontline Limited, Mutual Funds, Science and Technology
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