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NEW YORK - Jamie P. Menges sees many of his clients getting squeezed in this economy, and some are considering hard choices -- like cutting back on their 401(k) contributions. "I think it's a conflict that they're constantly in battle with," said Menges, an adviser with Investment Partners LPD....
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS • May 16, 2008 MIAMI BEACH -- The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers honored Salsa king Victor Manuelle and the rock group Black Guayaba tonight at its 16th annual Latin Music Awards. Manuelle received the Golden Note Award for his contributions to Latin...
By: Bill Clifford There's a deep sense of character in the songs of modern day troubadour Shawn Mullins . When his music finally and deservingly reached a mainstream audience with the breakthrough candid storyteller ruminations of 1988's Soul's Core, but 2000's follow-up, Beneath The Velvet Sun,...
BOSTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Vanguard Group said on Friday it has added a fourth firm to a three-member team managing a large foreign stock fund, a move that was criticized by an analyst. The second-biggest U.S. mutual fund manager said privately owned Edinburgh Partners has joined...
ALACHUA, Fla. (Business Wire EON) May 16, 2008 -- In 2007, more than 200,000 men were newly diagnosed with prostate cancer, with many of them undergoing radical prostatectomies. During a radical prostatectomy, care is taken to remove the cancer and the prostate while preserving the surrounding...
Brash Entertainment has announced the release of Space Chimps, a new action adventure based on the Space Chimps film that is also bound to arrive sometime this summer, to be distributed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game draws inspiration from the setting of the film, taking the...
Roger Hertog 'Free Markets and All That Stuff' "Money and girls. Now retired from his role as vice chairman of Alliance Bernstein and married to his wife, Susan, for 42 years, Mr. Hertog is turning more of his attention to his third interest. Over the past 10 years, he has given away $100 million...
More government bashing -- this time not from me. It's not over waste, but about Social Security. Click the link and check it out for yourself. I've had some people comment about my on-going issue with government waste and spending. Just in case you're interested, here's why I'm talking about it:...
I just ran across an interesting article that talks about a lawsuit against Wal-Mart over their 401(k) investment selections. The suit claims that Wal-Mart harmed their employees by offering high-cost retail funds instead of the cheaper institutional funds for which they surely qualify, and by...
Currency intervention is a band-aid approach designed by central banks to flush out short sellers and traders betting against the currency. Ultimately, it doesn't work to correct the root of the problems. Story: Why you should consider purchasing renters insurance (2 days ago) Unless you itemize...
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