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Dividend stocks add a nice boost
At least you get paid to wait. Investors in dividend-paying stocks use that expression when stocks are down. You collect the dividends while you wait for the share price to go up. Or if you reinvest the dividends in additional shares, your investment...Tags: Weston (Broward, Florida), Mass Media, Mutual Funds, T. Rowe Price, Morningstar Incorporated
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Housing Rescue on Track to Pass Senate
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- The Senate cleared the last hurdle Friday to passing a housing rescue aimed at sparing hundreds of thousands of homeowners from foreclosure and bolstering troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The 80-13 test vote showed broad...Tags: Mortgages, Financial and Business Services, Ben Bernanke, Foreclosures, Central Bank
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NY AG sues banking giant UBS for securities fraud
Associated Press WriterNew York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo sued banking giant UBS on Thursday, accusing the company of fraudulently promoting tens of billions of dollars of auction-rate securities as safe when it knew a crisis was brewing. The lawsuit claims several bank...Tags: Trials, Personal Finance, Financial and Business Services, Prosecution, New York
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Pennsylvania should keep some utility regulations
My 1950s college major taught me that businesses needing large capital investments, whose product is almost universally used, and whose technology worked best as an area monopoly could be defined as a ''public utility,'' and could be regulated in the...Tags: Pennsylvania, Allentown
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L.A. sues financial firms, alleging fraud in bond issues
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBid-rigging and other alleged fraud by investment banks and insurance companies allegedly cost Los Angeles taxpayers tens of millions of dollars, according to a pair of lawsuits filed Wednesday by L.A. City Atty. Rocky Delgadillo. One of the suits...Tags: Interior Policy, Credit Ratings, Internal Revenue Service, Crimes, Ratings
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Buying power in nine L.A. neighborhoods is underestimated, study says
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSydney Bradford doesn't own a car, so when she needs to shop, she jumps on a bus. Then she gets on another one, and another. "To get to the nearest pharmacy, I take three buses," she said. Bradford's odyssey reflects the scarcity of shopping choices...Tags: West Adams, Land Price, Demographics, Santa Ana, Financial and Business Services
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Housing bill offers potential GM, Ford tax breaks
Associated Press WriterCompanies such as General Motors, Ford and Northwest Airlines would benefit from tax incentives included in a housing bill expected to be signed by President Bush. The measure would allow unprofitable companies to use tax credits that they have...Tags: Freddie Mac, Credit and Debt, General Motors Corp., CMS Energy Corporation, Laws
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Some dismiss 401(k) advice
Special to NewsdayAbout one-fourth of eligible employees historically don't participate in their 401(k) plan, and even many of those who do participate don't spend much time thinking about their investments. "Most people would rather have [investment decisions] done for...Tags: Maryland, Financial Planning, 401K
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Another piece of the investment puzzle
Special to NewsdayBy now, there are certain truisms that almost everyone with a 401(k) plan has heard over and over: You should invest for the long run, and don't worry about times -- like now -- when the markets are shaky. As you move into your 40s and 50s, you should...Tags: Mutual Funds, Pension and Welfare, Retirement, Advice, Interior Policy
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ANOTHER PIECE OF THE PUZZLE
Special to NewsdayBy now, there are certain truisms that almost everyone with a 401(k) plan has heard over and over: You should invest for the long run, and don't worry about times - like now - when the markets are shaky. As you move into your 40s and 50s, you should...Tags: Pennsylvania, Mutual Funds, Pension and Welfare, Retirement, Advice
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