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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: Environmental Issues, Emerging Market, Economy, Business and Finance, Conservation, Orix Corporation
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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: Environmental Issues, Emerging Market, Economy, Business and Finance, Orix Corporation, Conservation
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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: Pension and Welfare, Retirement, Career and Workplace, Politics, Interior Policy
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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, Health and Safety at Work, Health Insurance Cost, Employees, Caterpillar Inc.
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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: Strikes, Health Insurance Cost, Employees, Wage Contract Issues, Bucyrus International Inc.
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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: Pension and Welfare, Politics, Financial Planning, Interior Policy
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Cities struggle with rising cost of police, firefighter pensions
The attractive pensions that municipalities have traditionally offered to police officers and firefighters could become another victim of tight times at City Hall. Across Central Florida, cities are finding they can't keep up with rising pension costs,...Tags: Labor Legislation, Pension and Welfare, Retirement, Local Government, Maitland
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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: Investment Service, Money and Monetary Policy, Investments, Career and Workplace, Companies and Corporations
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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: Agriculture, Economy, Business and Finance, Retirement, Personal Finance, Employment Opportunities
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In Theory: Has the economy damaged the work ethic?
Sociologist Max Weber first advanced the idea of a Protestant work ethic in 1914. A recent study suggests that not only does this ethic exist, it can make the effects of unemployment worse for Protestants than for non-Protestants. The Dutch survey,...Tags: Tra Thomas, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Personal Weapon Control, Values, Labor Markets
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More U.S. investors spanning the globe for real estate
ReutersBy Ilaina Jonas and David Randall NEW YORK, April 26 (Reuters) - U.S. investors are rediscovering their appetite for foreign real estate. Attracted by potentially higher returns, they are putting more money into overseas funds that invest in offices,...Tags: Investment Service, Credit Ratings, University of Pennsylvania, Emerging Market, Property
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RPT-More U.S. investors spanning the globe for real estate
Reuters(Repeats story with no changes to headline or text) By Ilaina Jonas and David Randall NEW YORK, April 26 (Reuters) - U.S. investors are rediscovering their appetite for foreign real estate. Attracted by potentially higher returns, they are putting...Tags: Investment Service, University of Pennsylvania, Credit Ratings, Emerging Market, Property
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Apr 30, 2013
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Apr 27, 2013
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Apr 26, 2013
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Apr 25, 2013
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