Finance
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Aging Americans stay home with aid of ‘villages’Nov 13, 2011 5:22 am - WASHINGTON — Weaver Shepperson has been blind for nearly 50 years. He’s lived alone since his wife died in 1999 and needs transportation several times a month to visit h...
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Now’s a good time to shop for yourselfNov 13, 2011 5:00 am - Making a shopping list for anything other than holiday gifts right now might seem excessive, but there are deals to be had if you can stretch your budget to make a few e...
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Public workers get boost from sick time 'cash-out'Nov 13, 2011 5:00 am - Denny Johnston received more than a pension and a handshake when he retired from the Washington state corrections system in 2009. Because he used only a quarter of his s...
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Smart spending: Buy holiday gifts at supermarkets, drugstoresNov 13, 2011 5:00 am - If you’ve been inside a mall or department store this fall, you’ve heard it already. If you’ve strolled through the home or seasonal section of a Target or Walmart or an...
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Dinosaur market thrives on Jurassic ribs, T-rex molarsNov 13, 2011 5:00 am - The Standard & Poor’s Global Luxury Index fails to reflect the escalating demand for dinosaurs. “Investability is a key criterion for index selection,” says Standard & P...
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Bad corn crop means higher food pricesNov 13, 2011 4:56 am - U.S. farmers are reaping their smallest corn harvest in three years after drought damaged what was a record crop, driving annual prices to an all-time high and curbing a...
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5 tips for selling your home in winterNov 13, 2011 4:56 am - Just your luck — you have to sell your home in winter, the slowest and dreariest sales season of all. But cheer up. You can use staging, the reduced competition and som...
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Morningstar fund ratings evolve beyond the starsNov 12, 2011 10:00 pm - BOSTON — A 5-star rating might not be enough to instill confidence in mutual fund investors. That's unless a fund is also able to dazzle with “gold” credentials under a ...
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ETFs try to find a home in your fund portfolioNov 06, 2011 6:06 am - BOSTON — The growth of exchange-traded funds has been explosive. Over their 18-year history, they’ve become popular trading tools for hedge funds, pension funds and coll...
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Fast-food stocks offer big returns in slow marketNov 06, 2011 6:00 am - BOSTON — Step into the McDonald’s in Port Chester, N.Y. on a Saturday, and there’s a good chance you’ll see Jon Burnham dining on the cheap with his wife. They’re McDona...