Forget Golf: Seniors Opt for Working Retirement
Posted: 2/16/2011 1:34:00 PM
Meet Fiona Bayliss, 91. She is active, healthy, involved and … working.
The owner and sole employee of Fiona’s Antiques and Gifts in Glendale, Calif., is part of what Catherine Collinson, pr…
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Dazed and Confused Students Land $24,000 in Debt
Posted: 12/22/2010 12:30:00 AM
What do 317,000 waiters, 141,476 receptionists, 107,457 janitors and 18,749 parking lot attendants have in common? They’re among some 17 million college graduates who are working in fields that ha…
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Tax Reform Splits Americans into Winners and Losers
Posted: 11/18/2010 12:41:00 PM
The president’s deficit reduction panel issued a draft proposal last week that has virtually everyone up in arms. The proposal would savage seniors, decimate the housing market, bankrupt charities…
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Budget Woes: Lessons for Washington from California
Posted: 9/2/2010 12:01:00 PM
Politicians and policymakers are watching a fiscal train wreck unfold in California with a sense of horror – and foreboding. The state is entering the third month of a budget impasse aimed at clos…
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Congress: Living High on the Backs of Taxpayers
Posted: 8/4/2010 12:00:00 AM
Ann Kirkpatrick is part of a rarefied group. With an annual salary of $174,000, she earns more than 97 percent of American workers. She’s also got a generous guaranteed pension, great health benef…
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