Archive for July, 2013:

Moving Into a Retirement Community May Mean a Big Tax Break

Date: Jul 28 2013
Filed under: Retirement, Taxes, Retirement Living By Philip Moeller The clouds are finally beginning to part for older retirees who want to move into a retirement community. Years of stagnant, if not declining, housing values have deterred people from selling their homes ...Read More »

5 Things to Watch: This Week’s Earnings Are Fun for All Ages

Date: Jul 28 2013
Filed under: Company News, Technology, Media, Netflix, Amazon.com, InvestingAP You can never know in advance all the news that will move the market in a given week, but some things you can see coming. From a new video game system finally ...Read More »

Low Interest Rates: Bad for Retirees, Worse for Gen X-ers

Date: Jul 27 2013
Filed under: Retirement, Inflation, Retirement Plans, Interest Rates, Planning For years, low interest rates have hurt retirees trying to generate enough income from their retirement savings to cover their living expenses. But the biggest impact from low rates on retirement prospects ...Read More »

Ohio Gun Group Raises $12,000 for George Zimmerman

Date: Jul 26 2013
Filed under: PeopleAP Photo/TV Pool, FileIn this file image from video, George Zimmerman smiles after a not guilty verdict was handed down in his trial at the Seminole County Courthouse, Sunday, July 14, 2013, in Sanford, Fla. COLUMBUS, Ohio - An ...Read More »

Closing Bell: Stocks End Slightly Higher After Weak Earnings, Early Losses

Date: Jul 26 2013
Filed under: Earnings, Market News, Stocks, InvestingRichard Drew/AP Stocks managed to end in positive territory, but just barely, on a Friday filled with mixed earnings news. The Dow Jones industrial average (^DJI) added just 3.22 points, or 0.02 percent, to end at ...Read More »

Sen. McCain on Dollar Coins: Good for America, and for Strippers!

Date: Jul 26 2013
Filed under: Currency, U.S. GovernmentThere are lots of reasons to like dollar coins: They last a lot longer than paper bills, are easier to stick in a vending machine, are more cost-effective to produce, and don't have all that weird ...Read More »

Pot ad outside Indy race snuffed out

Date: Jul 26 2013
30-second video appeared for several hours before it was pulled. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/hHI35S0aHt4/ Read More »

Texas oilman, fracking pioneer Mitchell dies at 94

Date: Jul 26 2013
Mitchell sold his energy company, which spent two decades developing fracking, in 2002 http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/XJdXRzDE2Oc/ Read More »

Signs point to possible end of Europe recession

Date: Jul 25 2013
A German index of business confidence is up, and Europe's car market may be recovering. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/WFW_fZWeJt4/ Read More »

Jonathan Monsarrat Celebrates Twenty Years as Award-Winning Lecturer With New Website

Date: Jul 25 2013
1888PressRelease - Jonathan Monsarrat reflects on twenty years of providing inspirational lectures on life and business. His newly launched website helps to provide insight on the key elements of a successful lecture. Jonathan Monsarrat still has the lecture notes that won ...Read More »