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Peace Corps adding retirees to its volunteer ranks
The Associated PressAs a new member of the Peace Corps, Ralph Bernstein is trying to get used to the heat and humidity in the equatorial African nation of Ghana, the bone-jarring rides over unpaved roads and unsanitary conditions. It would be a challenge for volunteers in...Tags: Christianity, Baptist, Berkeley (Alameda, California)
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There it was again, that monthly congressional newsletter. It had all that nice language seeking to convince me of my representative's genuine concern for me. And yet I sent an e-mail on an issue that really does concern me month after month (four... -
Game plan essential to financial security
In the 1950 movie All About Eve, actress Bette Davis slyly uttered a memorable line: "Fasten your seat belts. It's going to be a bumpy night." She might as well have been talking to today's investors. Except in this case, the bumpiness is probably...Tags: Bette Davis
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Owner's personal finances need to take precedence
Associated PressNEW YORK—The difficult economic times have forced small-business owners to scour their companies' books, looking for ways to improve cash flow and preserve profits. They should be taking that kind of care with their personal finances too. For...Tags: Personal Finance, Small Businesses, Wages and Pensions, 401K
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Poll: Economy top issue in election for LI voters
michael.amon@newsday.comFrancine Caruso wants a president who can "fix the economy" and it's not hard to see why. This year, she's lost her job, couldn't sell her Wantagh home, and watched her husband delay retirement as his portfolio lost $30,000 last week in the market plunge....Tags: Homes, Polls, Colleges and Universities, State Budgets, Iraq War
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Financial salvation? Why, it's in the mail!
One of the truly delirious joys I get out of this job is receiving mail from readers - especially the ones who send me those succinct, six-page, single-spaced letters griping about a business or the ones who just tell me I'm bananas. I read or listen to...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Henry Paulson, U.S. Department of Treasury, Stock Market, State Budgets
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Fatal crash highlights lure of casinos for seniors
Associated PressThe casinos in Northern California work to attract lonely seniors on fixed incomes by offering cheap transportation on charter buses like the one that crashed last weekend, killing eight people. The casinos also provide free meals and complimentary...Tags: Minority Groups, Transportation Accidents, Casino and Gambling Industry, Casino and Gambling, Road Accidents
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Mutual funds are also taking lumps
Chicago TribuneMutual funds aimed at retirees haven't been immune from the credit crisis. Target-date mutual funds geared to retirement dates in 2005 and 2010 and the new managed payout funds designed to invest a lump sum and automatically spin off paychecks for...Tags: Morningstar Incorporated, Mutual Funds, Personal Finance, T. Rowe Price
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In uncertain times, some financial truths still hold true
Special to The Morning CallWhen everything seems upside down, when century-old banks fall like bowling pins, when even ''safe'' investments seem risky, there are still eternal truths investors can embrace. This, too, shall pass.Financial panics always end. The trick is living long...Tags: Mutual Funds, Google Inc., Personal Finance, Federal Reserve, Great Depression
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Union: Inexperience in tower leads to accidents
Of The Morning CallA near collision at Lehigh Valley International Airport last month has stoked an already raging feud between union officials and the federal government over staffing of air traffic control towers at the nation's airports. Air traffic controllers union...Tags: Laura Brown, Emergency Planning, Air Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Unions
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Now is a great time to be a beginning investor
Tribune Media ServicesStand on a street corner and shout: "Buy stocks now!" Go ahead, I dare you. A Good Samaritan might recommend a helpful therapist for you, while others would simply write you off as a delusional and suffering post-bailout syndrome. Starting out in...Tags: Morningstar Incorporated, Mutual Funds, Economic Policy, Personal Finance, General Electric Company
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Brenner: Social Security off limits to most creditors
Bfamfin@aol.comAs of the 2007 tax filing, I owe the government some money. If I elect to start to receive my Social Security benefit, will I get the check, or will the Internal Revenue Service take it to pay down my debt? SA via e-mail The IRS is one of the few...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Social Security, Wages and Pensions, State Budgets, Mortgages
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