Articles Of Interest

Make The Most Of A Survivor Benefit If you're eligible for a Social Security survivor benefit, you might be better off claiming the survivor benefit first and switching to your own benefit later.
Sound HR Practices For Good Times And Bad Facing financial strain and economic malaise, many entrepreneurs found themselves tempted to cut corners when it came to managing their people. Bad idea.
China's Rebalancing Act: How Much Do Consumers Stand to Gain? Thanks largely to the government's two-year, $585 billion stimulus program, most analysts expect robust growth in the year ahead. But can China reduce its overreliance on exports and manufacturing by increasing domestic consumption?
Creative New Fees Escape CARD Act Rules and Surprise Consumers A freshly minted law was supposed to stop credit card issuers from using abusive tactics to boost their profits, but now they're finding different ways to nickel and dime you.
The Federal Estate Tax Is Dead: Now What? This day has been coming for almost a decade. But now that the estate tax is temporarily no more, it throws long-term estate planning into turmoil.
10 Reasons You Shouldn't Retire Your 401(k), social life, and even your health could benefit from a few more years in the workforce.
Reading The Economic Tea Leaves—And The Employment Outlook—To Find Signs Of Recovery Here's what professors, economists, and company bosses in a range of industries need to see during 2010 to convince them the economy is really turning around.
Did The Bailout Work? A congressional watchdog says TARP stabilized the financial markets but it is failing to spur lending, stem foreclosures, and prevent small bank failures.
Emulate The Very Wealthy: Be Frugal If you want to be rich, you need to stop acting like you have money in the bank and start living beneath your means. That's the message in the most recent book from Thomas J. Stanley, author of "The Millionaire Next Door."
Efficient Markets or Herd Mentality? The Future of Economic Forecasting Once on the academic fringes, behavioral economics has begun to share the stage with the efficient market theory, which has dominated government policymaking since the early 1980s.
Redefining "Emerging Markets" One strategist says countries like India, Korea, and Brazil deserve a new category and some props for their newfound stability.
Life on Severance: Comfort, Then Crisis With unemployment sky high, severance payments lend some comfort to the jobless. But the money won't last forever, particularly if spending continues unchecked.
How To Spend From Varied College Savings Plans It's easy to spend money you've saved for your child's college education; the trick is to decide which of various savings vehicles to tap first.
How to Pick the Best Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan Drug costs can be a make-or-break item in retirement budgets, and premiums for Medicare insurance plan are on the rise. Shopping around now could help.
Reverse Mortgages to the Rescue New reverse-mortgage rules let you squeeze more cash from your house and even buy a new home.


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