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MarksJarvis: All eyes on interest rate
The warnings have sounded. In a dress rehearsal for the drama that might lie ahead in bonds and stocks, investors are discovering that some of the investments they thought would be fairly safe for income can deliver sudden losses. Popular dividend-...
Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Personal Investing, Credit Ratings, Ben Bernanke, Mutual Funds
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Inside Penny Pritzker's portfolio: How a billionaire invests
By Melissa Harris and Gail MarksJarvisHow do the wealthy stay wealthy? The mandatory financial disclosure released last week by commerce secretary nominee Penny Pritzker provides a rare look at an American billionaire's entire investment portfolio. Pritzker inherited much of her wealth,...Tags: Business, Money and Monetary Policy, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Blue Chip Stocks
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Improvements on rise for 529 college savings plans
The quest by states and mutual fund companies to capture the $179 billion that people are saving for college in 529 plans has led to improved investments and more reasonable fees for college savers. In a study of the plans offered by states throughout...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Tuition Planning Services, T. Rowe Price, Mutual Funds, Bonds
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Fears crawl into minds of investors
Call it the "cockroach theory." It's the assumption among investors that if one cockroach takes you by surprise, there are more to come, even if you see no sign of another at the moment. You apply the same thinking to investing as you apply at home....Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, AllianceBernstein Holding LP, Mutual Funds, Chicago Mortgages, Derivative Securities
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What do you do first: Pay off plastic or save?
What do you do if you are loaded down with credit card debt but you know you should be saving for retirement? Do you concentrate on getting rid of the debt, and put off saving in the 401(k) or IRA for later? Or do you save now, pay off later? There...Tags: La-Z-Boy Incorporated, 401K, Stock Market, Credit and Debt, Personal Finance
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Rosenthal: Who will lead office-supply tango?
"Dancing is not my forte," OfficeMax Chief Executive Ravi Saligram said on an analyst call with Office Depot CEO Neil Austrian to discuss the merger of the office supply retailers. "Notwithstanding this, I joined Fred Astaire Dance School, and lo and...
Tags: Business, Dance, Amazon.com Inc., Walmart, Companies and Corporations
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'Unloved' funds urged as strategy to embrace
It's IRA time, with people opening individual retirement accounts after doing their tax returns and then fretting over where to invest the new money. Some labor over the decision, figuring there is one right fund. Yet, if you already have a balanced...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Credit Ratings, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Finance
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Never too early to plan for college expenses
Look at your cute baby, and imagine the little tyke wearing a high school cap and gown about 17 years from now. Picturing the child holding a diploma, when he or she can't even hold a rattle yet, is probably next to impossible. But that day will come....
Tags: David Letterman, Colleges and Universities, Tuition Planning Services, Teaching and Learning, Heavy Engineering
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MarksJarvis: 'Just trust me' allure of hedge funds gives way to 'buyer beware'
The magic is gone … the infatuation over. Wealthy investors who thought a few years ago that brainy hedge fund managers would show them the money have shed their rose-colored glasses. Individuals are no longer enamored with the funds, and for...
Tags: Credit Ratings, Mutual Funds, Finance, Stock Market, Yale University
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Music story isn't over yet for Dolly Varden
A sampling of how it works for a rock 'n' roll band in middle age: The bass player and drummer drive in for rehearsal from the suburbs where one of them is an interfaith counselor and the other, for a time, operated a fresh-bread franchise. One...
Tags: Bars and Clubs, Breads, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Old Town School of Folk Music, Music Industry
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Herman Wouk, a novel force
The year Herman Wouk was born, Woodrow Wilson was in his first term in the White House, the Lusitania's sinking was on the front page and "The Birth of a Nation" was playing in silent movie theaters. In the 97 years since, with such books as "The Caine...
Tags: Literature, Fred Allen, Skype, Movies, Religious Texts
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Sooner or later, bear market will growl back
Could it happen again? Could your retirement plans end up in shambles, and your college savings tattered? As investors see the stock market repeatedly climbing to new records lately, some people want to know that they will be safe this time. They'd like...Tags: Finance, Stock Market, Financial Planning
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