Save For Retirement News
- Police strained, study finds Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:56PMDepartments struggling to maintain patrols, cutting certain units
- Study offers advice to police Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:52PMThe first Contra Costa-wide analysis of its kind reveals strained policing agencies struggling to keep officers on the street at a time of dwindling dollars and rising retirement and benefit costs.
- State union leaders amend bylaws; new vote could alter budget cuts Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:14PMHARTFORD — State employee union leaders voted Monday to amend their coalition’s bylaws in hopes of holding another vote on a labor savings agreement and stopping thousands of layoffs and deep budget cuts.
- Cisco to shed 14 percent of workforce Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:06PMNetworking equipment maker plans layoffs and sale of factory in Mexico in effort to save $1 billion annually.
- Hollywood proposes freezing all worker pensions; voters may have final say Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:56PMIf the city and union representatives can not reach an agreement on pensions by early August, voters will make the decision in a special election in September .
- All roads lead to art Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:43PMPhyl and Win Elliott stand before a portrait he painted of Phyl as a young woman.
- The hidden costs of switching to a cheaper pension plan Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:43PMEmployers who changed to defined-contribution plans aren’t saving much now and won’t for decades, pension experts find
- Planning softens effect of funding cuts on Martin County schools Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:41PMMARTIN COUNTY — The School Board looks at a proposed budget Tuesday that could have been much worse without advanced planning, district officials said.
- Can you afford your retirement? Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:39PMTALKING MONEY by Jean Chatzky
- Libraries torn as public need soars, public funding tightens Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:36PMThe 63 public libraries in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam spent a combined $103 million in public money to run their operations in 2009, a 6 percent increase from 2007. Yet spending has not kept pace with demand. The number of people using Lower Hudson Valley libraries rose 9 percent from 2007 to 2009.
- Denison Council likely to decide on pool Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:30PMThe Denison City Council will likely make a formal decision Monday on the proposed budget cuts, including what to do with Waterloo Pool. The council meeting will be at 6 p.m. in the council chambers, 500 W. Chestnut St.
- For shopophobic,a delayed case of mall madness Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:16PMA day at the mall
- Tales of how 3 manufacturers managed to thrive during the Great Recession Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:09PMThese businesses have one thing in common — innovation.
- Reg Henry: Republican Party pledges fealty to Grover Norquist, not to U.S. Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:55PMBeware of making too many promises — that is my advice to you today.
- Returning the favor Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:45PMSince 1999, Carlos Arreola has been the owner and chief caregiver at Little Woman Home for Animals, a no-kill sanctuary he founded just outside Huntsville to care for a group of rescued donkeys. Hundreds of animals — from dogs and cats to rabbits and ducks — now call Little Woman home, and for Arreola, it all goes back to a desperate hour in his teenage years.
- Consumer spending to remain weak: experts Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:57PMEconomists say retail, housing struggle to continue. 16 Jul 2011 12:44 PM
- Rich shoppers stop spending Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:56PMRich shoppers stop spending as the entire retail sector braces for more bad news.
- Progress made, but no NFL labor agreement yet Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:05PMFollowing another day of "constructive" talks in the NFL labor negotiations, the sides broke for the weekend Friday without an agreement but with clear signs that the lockout could soon end.
- 5 ways the underemployed save for retirement Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:51AMBOSTON (TheStreet) –– The unemployment rate rose in June, sending a chill through America. Beyond the massive swath of people fighting to find jobs are the underemployed.
- Education Reform Proposals For Teachers Blocked, State Sees Education Funding Increase Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:43AMNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced last week that all school districts in the state will see at least a 2 percent increase in operating budgets. This signals an overall $850 million in state education funding, The Inquirer reports.
