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Sign up for health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts for savings
Employers are beginning to send out information to employees about signing up for 2010 health insurance. Last week, we offered some strategies for maximizing coverage and possibly reducing costs. This week, we have a few more ideas to share. Most...Tags: Stamford, Personal Finance, Hewitt Associates, Family, Employers
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Insurers see banking future
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer*This piece originally ran on A1 on Wednesday, October 22, 2008.* WellPoint Inc., the nation's largest health insurance company, ran into a snag last year while pursuing an important new business initiative. Federal banking regulators insisted on...Tags: Utah, Employers, Services and Shopping, Social Issues, State Budgets
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Head of Newport News investment firm, MICG, being investigated for fraud
757-247-4744NEWPORT NEWS — The top executive of the Newport News brokerage firm MICG Investment Management LLC is under investigation in a host of securities violations including fraud, according to public documents posted to a securities regulator's website....Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Corporate Crime, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Corporate Officers, Crime, Law and Justice
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3 things to avoid when cutting health costs
Premium Health News ServiceEveryone's looking for ways to trim expenses now, and I've been getting a lot of questions from readers about strategies for reducing health-insurance costs. But I've also seen people make big mistakes in an attempt to save money. Avoid the following...Tags: Personal Finance, Medical Services, Hospitals and Clinics, Family, New York
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More Health Costs Would Shift to Individuals
Times Staff WritersWASHINGTON — President Bush, in his new budget, wants to pare back many of the government safety nets that cushion the effect of illness and old age for millions of Americans, replacing them with arrangements the White House says assure greater...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Personal Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Medicare, Employers
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Defense initiatives keep Lockheed Martin's shares aloft
Tribune Media Services columnistQ: My shares of Lockheed Martin Corp. have done well, but I wonder whether it can continue to depend on strong defense spending. -- K.T., via the Internet A: The world's largest defense contractor is benefiting from record U.S. defense spending and...Tags: Science and Technology, Economy, Business and Finance, McGraw-Hill Incorporated, Finance, Credit Ratings
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One-size-fits-all formula doesn't work in retirement
Tribune Media Services columnistThe conventional wisdom that you can have a comfortable retirement with 75 percent to 85 percent of your preretirement income has been exposed for what it is. It is an overgeneralization that may work for some but can leave other retirees woefully...Tags: Retirement, Medical Services, Career and Workplace, Wages and Pensions, Social Security
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Fear of losing may cost more in long run
Baltimore SunWhen it comes to investing, we may be our own worst enemy. Afraid of losing money, some of us bail out when the market drops. That turns paper losses into the real thing. Then we sit on the sidelines until the market recovers, missing out on the early...Tags: Davis (Yolo, California), Real Estate Sellers, Finance, Financial Planning, Mutual Funds
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The decade's best funds soar, but risks remain
Tribune Media ServicesBack in 1999, as the world was fixated on the potential for haywire computers to cripple the financial system, experts had little clue to what the next star investments would be. The top 10 mutual funds since Dec. 31, 1999, are beneficiaries of an abrupt...Tags: Metal, Commodity Markets, Personal Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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Wary of risk? There are steps to take
The move is on to risk-free investing. At least that's what financial planners say many clients are seeking. Trouble is, there's no such thing as truly risk-free investing. Interest rates, inflation and market movements always conspire to serve up...Tags: Wesco International Incorporated, Retirement, Economy, Business and Finance, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, Watsco Incorporated
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Free investment advice may not be the best option
Your Money staff reporterEveryone needs some help from time to time. And planning for retirement or other long-term investments can be one of those moments. As a result, employers and investment companies are starting to offer free advice--in some cases, even to small-fish...Tags: Retirement, Personal Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Credit Ratings
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