Choctaw-Nicoma Park voters to consider school expansions Fri, Nov 28, 2008 | Add a comment CHOCTAW — Voters in December will decide on a record-setting, $96.7 million bond issue for the Choctaw-Nicoma Park School District. The two-part proposal calls for $94.9 million in bond funds...

In Brief: Harold’s sales final Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Add a comment Harold’s sales final Harold’s stores, which has announced going out of business sales — with prices reduced 30 to 50 percent — will accept returns on merchandise through...

Alternate fund shows growth as others suffer Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment BOSTON — More than a decade after exchange-traded funds emerged as easily traded alternatives to index mutual funds, market forces seem to be aligning for ETFs even as the markets themselves...

Fidelity to slash 1,700 more jobs Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment BOSTON — Fidelity Investments will eliminate 1,700 jobs early next year in a second round of cuts at the nation’s largest mutual fund company, which has seen its money management fees...

Deer Creek High School addition will bridge the distance Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Add a comment Work crews have begun adding the finishing touches to the new addition to Deer Creek High School. The 40,500-square-foot building will house 14 classrooms, offices and a large cafeteria. The new...

IN BUSINESS: Fidelity plans staff layoffs Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Add a comment Fidelity plans staff layoffs Fidelity Investments said Thursday it will cut nearly 1,300 jobs this month, with more layoffs to come early next year, in response to declining markets that have...

Deer Creek High School’s addition to bridge distance between buildings Wed, Nov 5, 2008 | Add a comment Work crews have begun adding the finishing touches to the new addition to Deer Creek High School. The 40,500-square-foot building will house 14 classrooms, offices and a large cafeteria. The new...

Edmond school board OKs security upgrades for Clegern Elementary Wed, Nov 5, 2008 | Add a comment Edmond school board OKs security upgrades for Clegern Elementary EDMOND — The Edmond School Board has approved a bid for security upgrades to Clegern Elementary. The board awarded the...

Security upgrade bid OK’d for Edmond school Tue, Nov 4, 2008 | Add a comment EDMOND — The Edmond School Board has approved a bid for security upgrades to Clegern Elementary. The board awarded the $130,000 bid to MAC Systems during Monday’s board meeting....

Addition near ready Deer Creek job nearly done Tue, Nov 4, 2008 | Add a comment 2DThe $5.5 million addition to Deer Creek High School could be ready for use as soon as Nov. 14, district offficials said. The school used to be two separate buildings. The addition connects the...

Savings, careful investments can weather economic storms Mon, Oct 6, 2008 | Add a comment Preparing for economic hard times is a key to successful investing, local experts say. A word that crops up during nearly all conversations with investment advisors is diversification.

Do-it-yourself investing takes time, effort, discipline that many of us lack Mon, Oct 6, 2008 | Add a comment More resources are available today for consumers who want to learn about saving, budgeting and investing than ever before. Most of us could employ those tools in ways that allow us to handle our...

Planning big future expenses Mon, Oct 6, 2008 | Add a comment In a lifetime of wants, needs and desires, there are plenty of big-ticket items — college, car, house, vacations, real estate, and retirement — that require sound savings practices if they are...

How to weather economic storms Mon, Oct 13, 2008 | Add a comment Preparing for economic hard times is a key to successful investing, local experts say. A word that crops up during nearly all conversations with investment advisors is diversification.

Planning big future expenses Mon, Oct 13, 2008 | Add a comment In a lifetime of wants, needs and desires, there are plenty of big-ticket items — college, car, house, vacations, real estate, and retirement — that require sound savings practices if they are...

Do-it-yourself investing takes time, effort, discipline that many of us lack Mon, Oct 13, 2008 | Add a comment More resources are available today for consumers who want to learn about saving, budgeting and investing than ever before. Most of us could employ those tools in ways that allow us to handle our...

Environmental preservation is main focus of Sustainability Network Conference
Thirty speakers, workshops scheduled in downtown Norman March 28-29 Wed, Mar 5, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — The seventh annual Oklahoma Sustainability Network Conference, in Norman on March 28 and 29, will include lectures about preserving the environment and strengthening communities. The...

Your Funds: Companies might need higher returns Fri, Aug 11, 2006 “If you could pick just one fund for all of your retirement savings, what would it be?” Experts, editors and investors have kicked that question around for decades without a satisfactory...

Stupid Investment of the Week: Oak Associates funds Fri, Aug 4, 2006 The typical investor hates to admit defeat. They will hold on to an investment - hoping to get back to break-even - long after a disinterested observer would declare “game over.” They see a...

Stupid investment of the week: ING Principal Protection Funds Sat, Jul 29, 2006 When it comes to movies, most people say that a sequel is never as good as the original. Moreover, producers seldom make a sequel to a bad movie. The same should hold true for mutual funds, but...