Archive for the ‘Finance’ Category

State to hit obese workers with ‘fat fee’

środa, sierpień 27th, 2008

Alabama state employees who don’t try to lose weight will have to pay part of their health insurance premiums. It may sound heavy-handed, but the workers’ lobbying group is not complaining.

Like wasting money? Buy variable annuities

środa, sierpień 27th, 2008

Investing in low-cost, tax-efficient index funds handily beats most variable annuities and would take billions back from the insurance industry.

Home prices plummet to 2005 levels

wtorek, sierpień 26th, 2008

Economists say a real-estate recovery is at least months away, but that isn’t stopping bargain hunters from snapping up properties in some of the nation’s most distressed markets.

Home prices by metro area

wtorek, sierpień 26th, 2008

10 things your bank won’t tell you

wtorek, sierpień 26th, 2008

Do you assume that your bank serves your best interests? That a big bank’s products are better? That your online account information is accurate? Don’t believe any of it.

Alabama hits obese workers with fee

wtorek, sierpień 26th, 2008

State employees who don’t try to lose weight will have to pay part of their health insurance premiums. It may sound heavy-handed, but the workers’ lobbying group is not complaining.

How to come up with a down payment

wtorek, sierpień 26th, 2008

Zero-down mortgages are fading as lending rules tighten. If you lack the cash to get into that new home, consider these 12 options along with some buying strategies.

You’re dead: Where’s your 401(k)?

poniedziałek, sierpień 25th, 2008

If you should die before spending all your hard-earned retirement savings, any number of things could happen to the remaining money. Don’t let it fall into the wrong pockets.