Archive for April, 2007
Another laptop theft. This time personal data on 160,000 current and former Neiman Marcus employees
by Retirement Plan Blog April 24th, 2007 in Uncategorized, Retirement plansAll too often we hear about another laptop stolen with sensitive information on it. And all too often it’s personal data about employees. The latest is the retailing giant Neiman Marcus. The Company recently announced that a notebook computer containing…
NFL gets sacked by IRS on employee/independent contractor issue
by Retirement Plan Blog April 24th, 2007 in Uncategorized, Retirement plansHere is another example about the importance of properly classifying your employees. Frank Steinberg in his New Jersey Law Blog tells us that the NFL Loses to IRS regarding how the League had been treating their 70-plus Drug Program Agents…
Fund Manager Interview Opportunity
by About Mutual Funds April 24th, 2007 in Uncategorized, Mutual fundsCalling all fund companies and fund managers. I’m building out a new section on the site that will feature interviews from fund managers. Sign up now for your opportunity to…
Adding in-laws to title can be huge mistake
by 401K News April 24th, 2007 in Uncategorized, Retirement plansI am in agreement that lenders should be held liable if they allow borrowers to take home mortgages that aren’t suitable for them. via Inman.com
MONEY: Don’t Blow Your Tax Refund
by April 23rd, 2007 in Uncategorized“I prefer the second method, since you can pinpoint the amount”
With that tax return due in your bank account, now is the time to start planning your vacation to the Bahamas or researching flat-screen TVs and new motorboats, right? Wrong. via Wxii12.com
MONEY: Don’t Blow Your Tax Refund
by 401K News April 23rd, 2007 in Uncategorized, Retirement plans“I prefer the second method, since you can pinpoint the amount”
With that tax return due in your bank account, now is the time to start planning your vacation to the Bahamas or researching flat-screen TVs and new motorboats, right? Wrong. via Wxii12.com
Graphic Packaging reveals exec. pay
by 401K News April 21st, 2007 in Uncategorized, Retirement plansAtlanta Business Chronicle - 2:25 PM EDT Wednesday, April 18, 2007 Graphic Packaging Corp. via Bizjournals.com
Institutional investors want today and every day to be Earth Day
by Retirement Plan Blog April 21st, 2007 in Uncategorized, Retirement plansLast month a group of more than 60 institutional investors and asset managers with collective assets totaling more than $4 trillion, and leading publicly traded corporations, issued a climate policy call to action requesting Congress and the Federal government to…
Roth IRAs vs. 401(k)s
by ira April 20th, 2007 in UncategorizedQuestion: I’m 25 and recently switched employers. Although my new company provides a lucrative profit-sharing plan that everyone is automatically enrolled in after one year of work, my new employer does not offer a match in the 401(k). I can budget approximately 20 percent of my income for retirement savings, but I’m confused about how to allocate those savings.
Even Universities Take Kickbacks
by 401K News April 20th, 2007 in Uncategorized, Retirement plansAs a result of working in the defense industry, I’m very cognizant of the impropriety of any sort of kickback, whether it’s something minor like lunch or something huge like a job. via Blueprint for Financial Prosperity
The best thing about credit cards is that world is at your feet. You can have a free conference call, a jet, a trip to the moon, anything, if you can afford the insurance for it. A personal loan can be granted against your card. You can go for mortgage or even mortgages.