Archive for October, 2009

Editorial: Time to cash out on daylight saving (Ventura County Star)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

You did remember that you are to fall back this weekend, didn’t you? Daylight-saving time ends this weekend, at 2 a.m. Sunday. You need not get up for it. Setting the clocks back one hour can be done the night before or the morning after. Your call entirely. It is hard to believe, especially as how quietly this weekend has sneaked up on us, that daylight-saving time was once an enormously …

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Cash out that DST (Memphis Commercial Appeal)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

You did remember that you are to fall back this weekend, didn’t you? Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday. You need not get up for it. Setting the clocks back one hour can be done the night before or the morning after. Your call. It is hard to believe, especially as how quietly this weekend has sneaked up on us, that Daylight Saving Time was once an enormously controversial …

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Zynga’s Gaming Gamble (Forbes)

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Mark Pincus’ games let Facebook users grow virtual corn and gamble with friends.

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East Side board to meet Thursday on fate of superintendent (San Jose Mercury News)

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Bob Nuñez has been on paid leave since July 28 after an audit by the Santa Clara County Office of Education raised questions about conflicts of interest, credit card expenses and his cash-out of unused vacation, worth nearly $50,000.

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3 Reasons to Buy a Variable Annuity (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

What are the best reasons to invest in these aggressively sold, high-fee products? Three come immediately to mind:

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Half of Workers Cashing Out 401(k) (The Lakeland Ledger)

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

By DAVID PITT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Millions of workers take a huge chance with their retirement savings every year: They cash out their 401(k) accounts when they lose their jobs or move to new employers.

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Half of workers changing jobs cash out 401k (AP via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Millions of workers take a huge chance with their retirement savings every year: They cash out their 401(k) accounts when they lose their jobs or move to new employers.

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Half of workers changing jobs cash out 401k (Newsday)

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Warnings to save ignored as half of workers changing jobs cash out 401K

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Americans cash out 401(k) funds when they lose a job - study (CNNMoney.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Nearly half of U.S. workers who left their job last year cashed out their 401 accounts, according to a study released Wednesday, despite ongoing efforts to dissuade Americans from doing so.

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Half of workers changing jobs cash out 401k (Rocky Mount Telegram)

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

DES MOINES, Iowa — Millions of workers take a huge chance with their retirement savings every …

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