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Deciphering mangled English in Europe
Jun 18, 2013 at 18:22 | Source: Market Watch
Now that the definition of “tweet” has been officially expanded by the folks at the “Oxford English Dictionary,” the language police can tangle with the wild definitions, obscure terms and what passes for standard English among European offi...
Is inflation biting into your savings? Here's how to meet your financial goals
Jun 18, 2013 at 16:00 | Source: FirstPost
Education courses worth Rs 7 lakh to cost Rs 56 lakh in 15 years said a Times of India headline today.Education costs are going up for sure. Just 10 years back a Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Scientist degree cost Rs 20,000 for a four-year course, and n...
Detroit city on the brink of filing for bankruptcy
Jun 18, 2013 at 15:21 | Source: Economic Times
When New York City threatened to declare bankruptcy in 1975, the idea so terrified everyone that it forced the city, its workers and its recalcitrant bankers to sit down and find ways to share the pain. Now another large city, Detroit, appears to be ...
The 50 best employers for boomer workers
Jun 17, 2013 at 15:52 | Source: Market Watch
For the 22 million people who are currently unemployed, underemployed or have given up on finding work, the perks offered by the 50 companies on AARP’s list of best employers may seem like a sort of mirage. Telecommuting and flexible work schedule...
5 charts to tell if stock buyers are too bullish
Jun 17, 2013 at 15:52 | Source: Market Watch
Feelings. Nothing more than feelings. That about sums up the stock market on any trading day. Investment return and risk are joined at the gut. No pain, no gain, and, above all, no free lunch. Ideally we’d all approach investing with a cool hand a...
6 of the best countries for new moms
Jun 16, 2013 at 19:42 | Source: Market Watch
Expectant parents all over the world considered moving to Finland last week after the BBC’s report Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes went viral. What new mother wouldn’t want this care package: A cardboard box that doubles as a bassine...
Pension plans: What’s your suit?
Jun 15, 2013 at 21:32 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Pension plans from insurers, public provident fund, mutual funds, annuity plans – confused about which retirement plan to buy? The national pension system (NPS) may be your best bet today, with extremely low costs, flexible options and returns...
The most expensive home styles in America
Jun 15, 2013 at 17:32 | Source: Market Watch
Most people know that a mansion costs much more than a farmhouse. What many might not be aware of is that the style of a home can also have a major impact on its price. A Mediterranean-style home sold in the U.S. costs an average of $1.32 million, w...
5 states with the highest foreclosure rates
Jun 15, 2013 at 07:11 | Source: Market Watch
Although the housing market is recovering in many regions, new research suggests there’s still some cause for concern: Foreclosures are on the rise again. After hitting a 75-month low in April, U.S. foreclosures rose 2% in May and bank repossessio...
Choosing NPS for retirement planning? You can do better
Jun 14, 2013 at 12:32 | Source: FirstPost
If you are someone who on retirement wants to say Goodbye tension, hello pension, you might have already heard about the National Pension Scheme (NPS). Recently, the Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority (PFRDA) gave tantalising details of ho...
5 states with highest foreclosure rates
Jun 13, 2013 at 20:37 | Source: Market Watch
Although the housing market is recovering in many regions, new research suggests there’s still some cause for concern: Foreclosures are on the rise again. After hitting a 75-month low in April, U.S. foreclosures rose 2% in May and bank repossessio...
Here’s what an Apple iOS 7 upgrade will look like
Jun 11, 2013 at 03:57 | Source: Market Watch
Apple offered details of its new iOS 7 operating system for mobile devices at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco Monday. The new operating system was released in beta form to developers, but a public release date hasn’t been anno...
Reliance Life launches new pension plan
Jun 10, 2013 at 20:02 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
New Delhi, June 10: Reliance Life Insurance Company has launched a new pension product ‘Reliance Life Insurance Smart Pension Plan’. It is a non-participating unit-linked pension plan that offers a range of benefits and encourages early ...
See jobs growth, earnings and more in charts
Jun 07, 2013 at 23:17 | Source: Market Watch
Companies hired more workers in May than they did in April, a sign that U.S. employment is expanding at a solid pace despite fiscal challenges and a troubled global economy. The U.S. created 175,000 positions in May, the Labor Department said. — T...
ING Life launches new retirement plan
Jun 06, 2013 at 19:12 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Mumbai, June 6: Private insurer ING Life Insurance today launched a traditional retirement solution, ING Golden Years Retirement plan. The product aims to build a retirement corpus, provide guaranteed returns and also offers multiple flexibilities t...
Is a written financial plan the magic trick your money needs?
Jun 06, 2013 at 13:40 | Source: FirstPost
By Ranjeet S MudholkarManaging finances is an important aspect of the life of every working individual and to ensure that one is able to lead a life free from worries, it is important that it is done properly in a planned manner.Adopting Financial Pl...
You’re overpaying for money management
Jun 03, 2013 at 17:07 | Source: Market Watch
If you want to see a crowd of investors cheer, tell them that mutual funds charge too much and deliver too little. But if you want them to get the real message behind money management, tell them a lot of investors are overpaying for what they think ...
Annuities as income, not investments
Jun 01, 2013 at 19:22 | Source: Market Watch
You probably aren’t even aware that you’re doing it, but you are. You are “optimizing imperfectly” when it comes to taking money from your defined benefit, 401(k), and other retirement plans. Instead of putting some of your money earmarked f...
How to know if you have enough to retire
May 25, 2013 at 20:12 | Source: Market Watch
Odds are high that you haven’t saved enough money to retire in the manner in which you desire. That’s the bad news. The good news is that you can easily gauge just how close or far away you might be. And the first to thing to check is how much y...
Why pension funds are eating your 401(k)'s lunch
May 22, 2013 at 23:46 | Source: Economic Times
WASHINGTON: Pension funds - those old guaranteed-benefit retirement plans your grandma might have told you about - outperform those in 401(k) plans year after year, according to new research from consulting company Towers Watson. In 2011, the last y...
From DJ EU Officials Spain Aid Cap Of 100 Bn Euros 'should Be Enough'
