Business Columns
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New business focuses on creative gifts for new parentsJun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The focus of a new business in its infancy is creating fun gifts for new parents. Melissa Hopkins and Laura Raia recently launched My Few Favorite Things, a venture that...
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Medicare premiums and your retirement standard of livingJun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Medicare premiums may soon start crushing retiree spending power. I estimate that many a long-lived couple may need to reduce their retirement spending on non-medical c...
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Dad's gift may be a wee bit less luxe this yearJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Dads, don't be upset, but your kids and wife may be spending a little less on your Father's Day gift this year, according to a recent survey. Higher prices at the gas pu...
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Samsung's Instinct isn't a true iPhone cloneJun 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The parade of iPhone look-alikes continues. Soon after Apple announced the first iPhone a year ago, factories in Asia, at the behest of U.S. phone carriers, were asked t...
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Child care expo offers tips to veteran, novice ownersJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Utilizing outside resources is one technique Lubina Sultana has used in growing her Schaumburg child-care center. For the past two years, Sultana has attended the Child...
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Steps to lower business energy costsJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - There's precious little we can do about prices at the gas pumps, but businesses can take steps, inside and out, that could reduce energy costs ˆ- especially electric ...
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Investment returns: It's always relativeJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Q: My wife and I are nearing retirement, maximum two years away. In his recent letter to stockholders, Warren Buffett said that investment returns from 1901 to 1999 aver...
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Summer job outlook for teens even worse than last yearJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - If your teenager hasn't already secured a summer job, he or she may find the employment possibilities limited this season. The market for summer jobs nation...
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Kids and retirement planningJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - How does the cost of raising a family affect your retirement planning? The answer is good news, in a backhanded kind of way. When we have children we voluntarily reduce...
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Suburban studio helps children find their inner artistJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Carly Huegelmann enjoys taking on craft projects with 2-year-old daughter Ryanne. However, gathering all the supplies from an art store, setting things up and then the ...