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T. Rowe Price sees Facebook investment more than triple in a year
T. Rowe Price Group's stake in Facebook Inc. more than tripled in value as the social networking giant went public Friday. At the close of the market Friday, T. Rowe's investment in Facebook was valued at $695.8 million. The Baltimore-based mutual fund...Tags: Social Media, Ning Inc., Media Industry, T. Rowe Price Group Incorporated, T. Rowe Price
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Legg reports 10 percent increase in quarterly profit
Legg Mason Inc. posted a 10 percent increase in quarterly profit on Tuesday as it lowered operating expenses as part of a just-completed cost-cutting initiative. The Baltimore money manager earned $76.1 million, or 54 cents a share, in its fiscal...Tags: Mutual Funds, New Products, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Business, Finance
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The Interview John Hauserman, Certified Financial Planner board ambassador
Financial advisers often have an alphabet of professional designations behind their names, but the dominant one remains "CFP," or certified financial planner.
The CFP Board, which sets the national standards for financial planners, has announced in the...Tags: Values, Consumers, Goldman Sachs, Ethics, Standards
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Mossburg doesn't let facts get in the way of her conclusion
Marta Mossburg wrote in a recent Frederick News Post column that "people like easy answers" where "facts … often play a minor supporting role in our decision-making process." Ironically, she proves her point in a different column appearing the same...Tags: Mutual Funds, Music, Interior Policy, Morningstar Incorporated, Finance
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Public's business
What amounts to a bit of policy housekeeping on the part of the Harford County Board of Education last week brings up a cornerstone of what it means to have government by the people, of the people and for the people, to borrow a sentiment from Abraham...Tags: Local Government, Teaching and Learning, Finance, Elections
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Senior briefs
Trips for 2012 Members of the Annapolis Senior Activity Center can stop by the trip desk for a preview of 2012 outings and make reservations and deposits. Trips include a visit to the Peddler's Village Strawberry Festival in Lahaska, Pa., "Journey of...Tags: Frank Sinatra, Alzheimer's Disease, Nursing, Diabetes, Marion Cotillard
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Pooran makes personal investment in 6th District campaign
If Maryland's 6th District election was a poker match, Democrat Milad Pooran would be all in. The Jefferson physician, whose campaign for the Democratic nomination has largely operated in the shadow of two better-known opponents, announced today he...Tags: Roscoe G Bartlett, Annapolis, Federal Election Commission, Democratic Party, U.S. Air Force
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Readers' feedback on Social Security
My column on Social Security got a big response from readers. One of the points made is the big reward retirees can get by postponing benefits until 70, if possible. Waiting an extra four years from full retirement age, now 66 for many, to 70 would...Tags: Social Security, Interior Policy, Retirement, Pension and Welfare, Internal Revenue Service
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Board of Ed approves refinancing for A. A. Roberty building, two other school debts to save $1.275 million
The Harford County school system hopes to refinance three existing debts it carries for an estimated savings of more than $1.2 million. "[I] know we can get better terms in the current market," Jim Jewell, assistant superintendent of business services,...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Schools, Towson, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Financial and Business Services
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Young investors show less interest in IRAs
Give anyone age 40 and older a time machine and they would likely go back to their early 20s — to open an IRA. That's because by 40, many of us have learned the miracle of compound earnings over time. We kick ourselves for not socking away even...Tags: Retirement, Stock Market, Finance, T. Rowe Price, Investments
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A six-figure reason for young workers to invest in a Roth IRA
My column today focused on a poll by Baltimore’sT. Rowe Price that found younger investors less inclined to invest in an individual retirement account this year. If anyone can benefit from a tax-sheltered IRA, it’s younger investors who have...Tags: T. Rowe Price
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Judge approves sale of Jewish Times publisher
The buyers of the Baltimore Jewish Times' publishing company are prepared to close the $1.26 million purchase of the company Friday after a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge approved the transaction Thursday. The sale will bring an end to 93 years of family...Tags: Media Industry, Printing Service, Finance, Book, Financially Distressed Companies
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