Sep 24 Watch How Did Once-Addictive Blackberry Fall Behind Other Smart Phones? How Did Once-Addictive Blackberry Fall Behind Other Smart Phones?… Continue watching
Sep 24 Live in Detroit or San Francisco? You're more likely to say you're prepared for retirement than anywhere else in the U.S. Residents of the San Fransico, Detroit and Hartford/New Haven metro areas say they are the most prepared for retirement, according to a survey released Tuesday by Ameriprise Financial. However, Americans are still lagging when it comes to preparing… Continue reading
Sep 24 Moving to paradise for cheaper retirement Finding it too expensive to stay in North America and northern Europe, some retirees are moving to tropical destinations where they can live on less than $40 a day. Many countries in South America and Southeast Asia feature… Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch Businesses Weigh Bottom Line of Health Reform's Employer Mandate Businesses Weigh Bottom Line of Health Reform's Employer Mandate… Continue watching
Sep 23 SNAP participation by Congressional District .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } There are 63 congressional districts… Continue reading
Sep 23 Study: investment consultants' advice basically bunk Photo by Getty Images So what's a billion dollars' worth of professional investment advice actually worth? Turns out not much, the Financial Times reports Monday. A new study shows that pension funds and other large investments… Continue reading
Sep 23 The danger of trusting Social Security's online advice By Laurence Kotlikoff You risk making the wrong decision about when to collect your spousal benefit if you only read Social Security's online advice. Larry Kotlikoff explains why the small details Social Security omits can make a big difference in the amount of… Continue reading
Sep 23 The Danger of Trusting Social Security's Online Advice By Laurence Kotlikoff By Larry Kotlikoff Don't assume that Social Security's website is giving you all of the information you need. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Kimberly B. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security… Continue reading
Sep 20 Obama: "If we don't raise the debt ceiling, we'll be deadbeats" .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Speaking from a Ford automotive… Continue reading
Sep 20 'The Entrepreneurial State': Apple didn't build your iPhone; your taxes did Government funding for research and development is responsible for much of the innovation that drives GDP, argues economist Mariana Mazzucato. Photo courtesy of Stephen Yang/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Continue reading