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Retirement: Take charge of your 401(k)
Kiplinger's Money PowerAh, for the days when employers worried enough about your old age to set aside and invest money on your behalf, assuring you of a secure -- or at least sustainable -- retirement. Actually, employers still worry about your old age, but now they mostly use...Tags: Employment, Retirement, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Employees
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Mayor calls for trash pickup fee, 10 percent cut in city workforce
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake called Monday for "bold reforms" to fix a looming financial shortfall, including requiring more city workers to contribute to their retirement fund, charging residents for trash collection, asking firefighters to work longer...
Tags: Think Tanks, Pension and Welfare, Carl Stokes, Taxation, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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L.A. mayor candidates tone it down for radio debate
L.A. NOWThe leading candidates for L.A. mayor have dialed up their rhetoric as a March 5 primary draws closer, but they are still little known to a large number of voters in the city and remain determined to make a good first impression.... -
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: Heavy Engineering, Personal Finance, Kohl's, Mutual Funds, Financial Aid
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Gordon Brush plant owner bristles at red tape tying up expansion
Ken Rakusin is frustrated. You would be too. Since 2009, the owner of Gordon Brush Manufacturing Co. has been trying to expand his 51,000-square-foot City of Commerce factory by 20,000 square feet. That would mean a larger factory floor, more office...
Tags: NASA, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Southern California Edison Company, Aerospace Manufacturing, Politics
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Equity-indexed annuity sales pitch is too good to be true
Dear Liz: Recently, someone from an insurance company proposed that I stop investing through my 401(k) at work and instead invest in his insurance company contract with after-tax dollars. He claims the funds would be guaranteed so that I would never...Tags: Insurance, Personal Income, Economy, Business and Finance, Retirement, Finance
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Closing account won't help credit scores
Dear Liz: I'm 22 and a graduate student with only one year left before I enter the "real world." I have four credit cards — one store card, two Visa cards and one MasterCard — only one of which carries a balance. I want to make the best...Tags: Credit and Debt, Personal Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Credit Ratings
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David Leroi: Speaking truth to superpowers
The comic-book superheroes in David Leroi's paintings are brash and muscular and, perhaps most-intimidating of all, they pick up a newspaper once in a while. X-Men's the Beast talks of a jobless America. Iron Man complains that his rocket shoes have...
Tags: Mutual Funds, Artists, Fine Artists, eBay Inc., Culture
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Year-end tax planning vexing as "cliff" looms
There are mere weeks left to maneuver so you keep as much of your money as possible without overpaying taxes for 2012. But this is no typical year. You are flying blind as Congress dawdles over the actions it must take by Dec. 31 to avoid tax increases...Tags: Personal Finance, U.S. Congress, Fiscal Cliff, Mortgages, Politics
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Don't lock into annuity right now
Q: I just retired and have a 401(k) with my former employer. I will not need the funds for at least 10 years, and I am not concerned about risk. I have been thinking of moving my 401(k) to our IRA in a fixed annuity. Is that a good idea? E.W., 66,...
Tags: Personal Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Financial Planning
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Towson physical therapy center must pay $29,000 to the company 401 (k) plan, court judgment says
Towson Rehabilitation Center LLC, a Towson physical, occupational and speech therapy provider, must restore more than $29,000 in interest to the company's 401(k) retirement plan, according to a consent judgment obtained in federal court by the U.S....Tags: Labor Disputes, Health Treatments, Physical Therapists, Career and Workplace, Physical Therapy
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Retirement: Can I use money in my 401(k) to pay for home repairs?
Kiplinger's Money PowerQ. My house was damaged in a big storm, and I need to make major repairs, some of which won't be covered by homeowners insurance. Most of my savings are in my 401(k). Can I withdraw money from the account to cover the costs? A. You generally can't...Tags: Home Improvement, Internal Revenue Service, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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