Archive for June, 2008
Friday, June 6th, 2008
In May, RealtyTrac, a leading online market for foreclosure properties, reported that foreclosure rates were up 4 percent in April from March levels, but up a whopping 65 percent from April 2007. There’s that old saying that one person’s misfortune is another person’s happiness. But in these troubled times ...
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
Add retirement to the long list of things Baby Boomers are changing their minds about. An April, 2006 study by Zogby International and the MetLife Mature Market Institute found that a significant number of older Americans are revising their ideas about their post-career years. The study found that 78 percent of ...
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
Summer is when we hope to get time off to relax. But with regular gasoline prices nearing $4 and energy prices pushing tourism expenses higher on everything from plane fare to meals out, paying for this year’s summer vacation might be a significant source of financial stress. A recent GfK ...
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
It was the physicist Rosalyn S. Yalow who said, “The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you're learning you're not old.” A July/August 2006 story in AARP Magazine by noted workplace and career expert Rosabeth Moss Kanter pointed out that retirement-phobic mid- or late-career types ...
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