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Business highlights Updated: Mon, May 21, 2012 Business briefs Nation Trial in inside investment begins NEW YORK — A federal prosecutor accused former Goldman Sachs board member Rajat Gupta on Monday of feeding inside investment tips to a corrupt hedge fund manager, while Gupta's lawyer told a jury that the relationship between the Wall Street heavyweights... Read More
Business highlights, May 7 Published: Tue, May 8, 2012 A look at national and international business. Read More
Business briefs Published: Tue, May 1, 2012 Today's top business stories. Read More
How can you hedge long-term care costs? Published: Mon, Apr 9, 2012 Q: I think it's a waste of money to buy long-term care insurance because you may never use it. And as you've written, insurers keep raising premiums. Isn't there a better solution? A: There are several solutions to hedging the potential cost of long-term custodial care, which is not covered by Medicare or any... Read More
Smart dividend strategy pays off Published: Mon, Mar 19, 2012 Why is the stock market rising? The economy is still in rough shape, unemployment remains stubbornly high, housing remains weak, and the European financial system is a mess. Still, U.S. stocks are rising, and we're seeing daily headlines about the market hitting new four-year highs. Why? Well, two reasons.... Read More
Savers on losing team in fight over money-market fund rules Published: Mon, Mar 5, 2012 Did you ever wonder how the football feels? Teams of hulking men are grabbing at it, squeezing at it and falling on it — all in attempt to move it to their goal line? Well, if you're a saver in America, you should know how that football feels. You've been passed and carried around the turf without any power to... Read More
Chicken money earns little but sky is not falling Published: Mon, Feb 13, 2012 It's tough to be a saver these days. The entire government seems lined up against those who did the "right thing" and saved up for a rainy day or for their retirement. — Today Treasury bills yield 0.01 percent — that's one one-hundredth of one percent. — Money market funds have waived their fees, and they... Read More
Don't be afraid to correct investment mistakes Published: Mon, Nov 14, 2011 Sometimes it's important to stick to your convictions despite the emotional urge or outside pressures to change your mind. But other times, you need to be flexible enough to change your mind when presented with a new set of facts. Never has that been more apparent than in the business headlines in recent weeks.... Read More
IRAs vital to your future financial health Updated: Wed, Jun 22, 2011 In today's economic climate, saving for retirement has become essential; opening an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) or contributing to an existing IRA account is vital to Americans' future financial health. While financial advisors recommend that people open and contribute to IRAs as early as possible, it's... Read More
Should I pay off the mortgage on my home? Updated: Fri, Mar 11, 2011 DEAR BRUCE: I am a 73-year-old woman in good health. I own a home in a small town in Oklahoma. I share this home with a man who helps pay part of the utilities, food and other expenses. I plan to stay in this home for the foreseeable future. I am paying 5.375 percent on a 15-year mortgage. The monthly payment is... Read More
Half-Truths and Outright Lies Updated: Thu, Jul 15, 2010 Tom Margenau discusses the facts behind allegations concerning social security. Read More
How can we protect Mom's cash? Published: Thu, Jul 1, 2010 Bruce Williams answers questions about the best way to manage an elderly mother's money and about home equity loans. Read More
How Bank Accounts of the Future Will Cost You Updated: Tue, Jun 29, 2010 Once upon a time, the banks wanted your business so badly they actually gave you a free toaster as an incentive to make a deposit. That's a time few remember -- a tale told by elders to amuse the younger generation. It's one thing to stop giving incentives; it's quite another to start charging you for the privilege... Read More
Ingenuity, Determination Will Keep America Flying High Updated: Wed, Jun 16, 2010 Millions of college graduates are about to ask this question: Was it worth it? And it's a question that students just entering college should be asking as they start looking at taking out student loans to finance their college degree. Read More
How to evaluate investment risks Published: Tue, Apr 13, 2010 Q: I'm fed up with low interest rates that the banks are offering. Someone suggested I buy municipal bonds and get a return of at least 5 percent -- tax free! Should I do that? A: I'm sure you remember the Savage Truth that risk and reward are opposite sides of the coin. Whenever you earn higher interest rates,... Read More
Tea Party propaganda leaves a bad aftertaste Published: Thu, Mar 4, 2010 Q: A friend of mine who calls himself a Tea Party activist just sent me the following information off the Internet. Can you please comment on it? The e-mail contained a laundry list of common anti-government diatribes. For the purposes of this column, I'm only including the Social Security-related items. Read More
No need to farm out family ranch's estate planning Updated: Wed, Nov 11, 2009 DEAR EDITORS: We are very sorry to inform you of the sudden passing of our longtime columnist, Jan Warner, on Oct. 27. This week we are distributing a column he had prepared for publication shortly beforehand. We will be in touch shortly regarding the future of Next Steps. Q: I am a 78-year-old widower and have... Read More
Importing Oil, Money Hurts U.S. Published: Sat, Nov 7, 2009 Q: What is your greatest concern for America's financial future? A: On a national basis, the two worries that rise to the top of my list (among many others) are the twin dangers of our growing dependence on imported oil and on imported money to fund government spending. Even worse, we import both from countries... Read More
Money-Market Safety Net Folds Updated: Mon, Nov 2, 2009 Why did the "chicken money" cross the road? To get into a safer money-market fund. No joke. Very quietly, and without any of the fanfare with which it was announced a year ago, the government ended its safety guarantee for money-market mutual funds. On Sept. 18, the Treasury's Temporary Guarantee Program for... Read More
White House to banks: Start lending now Updated: Tue, Oct 28, 2008 WASHINGTON - An impatient White House served notice Tuesday on banks and other financial companies receiving billions of dollars in federal help to quit hoarding the money and start making more loans. "What we're trying to do is get banks to do what they are supposed to do, which is support the system that we... Read More
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