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Retail funds falling out of favor in some 401(k)'s
Your MoneyIf 401(k) plans were soda in the grocery aisle, the store brand would be crowding out Coke and Pepsi these days. More company retirement plans are dumping retail mutual fund offerings to save costs, and it is often savers themselves reaping the benefits,...Tags: Prices, 401K, Companies and Corporations, Chicago, Investments
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Pump money into IRAs quickly, experts advise
Your MoneyScrambling to make a 2006 contribution to your individual retirement account before the April 17 tax deadline, but worried about dumping money into a volatile stock market? That's the predicament facing many retirement savers this year. But holding...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Retirement, T. Rowe Price, Foreign Exchange Market, Career and Workplace
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Apple's fortunes remain linked to those of CEO jobs
Tribune Media Services columnistQ: I am uncertain about my Apple Inc. shares because, after some tremendous past increases, they seem to have slowed. I want to know if I should worry. -- R.C., via the Internet A: What's in a name? There's plenty at this master seller of consumer...Tags: Entertainment, U.S. Department of Justice, Finance, Companies and Corporations, Baxter International Inc.
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Amazon.com takes fight with rivals to several fronts
Tribune Media Services columnistQ: Is there hope for my shares of Amazon.com Inc.? I wonder about that company. -- L.R., via the Internet A: As it accepts a flood of preorders for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the final installment of the famous series due out at midnight...Tags: Washington, DC, Entertainment, Google Inc., Gerber Scientific Incorporated, Companies and Corporations
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Institutional investors use diversification to their benefit
The Associated PressBigger is not always better in investment portfolios. The primary advantage is that large size justifies hiring astute money managers. For individual investors, understanding the strategy of those entrusted with billions of dollars for the long haul can...Tags: Colleges and Universities, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Real Estate, Education, Natural Resource Industry
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Investors weigh the merits of balanced fund offerings
The Associated PressMost investors are willing to assume some degree of risk in the pursuit of better returns. But while they will grin and bear meager results for a while, they have little or no patience with investments that actually lose money. Based on the reality that...Tags: Retirement, Defense, Morningstar Incorporated, Career and Workplace, Mutual Funds
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After-tax allocation tricky to calculate
Tribune Media Services columnistLast month, I sold all the shares of a couple of stock mutual funds in my traditional individual retirement account and used the money to buy bonds for the IRA. That same day, I used some of my cash reserves to buy the exact number of shares of the same...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Periodicals, Education, Finance, Politics
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Jitters afflict emerging market investors
Tribune staff reporterPerhaps nowhere has investing become more confusing than in foreign markets. With the aid of the falling dollar and an ongoing overseas economic growth spurt, international investing has been kind to investors. International stock mutual funds have...Tags: X-rays, Europe, China, Gail MarksJarvis, Emerging Market
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Need to save on medical Expenses, a Health Savings Account may be for you
Health savings accounts, or HSA's as they are called, are special accounts to be used for medical expenses. The money can be used for medical expenses such as a doctor's visit, vision care, dental care. This nice thing about it is it can be used to go...Tags: Unions, Retirement, Insurance, Drugs and Medicines, Career and Workplace
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Fees Eat Away at Employees' 401(k) Nest Eggs
Times Staff WritersJohn Fuchs was checking his 401(k) account online one afternoon when he saw something that seemed amiss. Listed along with his regular contributions was a $48 charge, in red. That's odd, he thought. Why would anyone be taking money out of his account?...Tags: Business Enterprises, Technology, Los Angeles Times, Travel, Employers
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Insurance Chief Criticizes Health Savings Accounts
Times Staff WriterCalifornia's insurance commissioner plans to issue a report today criticizing health savings accounts and other "consumer-driven" insurance plans as part of the problem of spiraling costs -- not the solution. Saying the state's healthcare system is...Tags: Health Insurance, Drugs and Medicines, Executive Branch, Business, Healthcare Policies
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New funds look to offer income streams
Tribune Media Services columnistTwo new types of mutual funds can greatly simplify the way we manage our money in retirement. Fidelity and Vanguard, the nation's two biggest fund companies, have come up with funds designed to pay monthly income with the potential to keep up with...Tags: Retirement, Arts and Culture, Mass Media, Periodicals, Career and Workplace
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