Money Report

Save $$$ on health care costs

Tuesday, 29 December 2009 13:22

Now is a good time to take charge of your costs and look for ways to reduce them. Consider future health care and long-term care costs. A recent study by Fidelity Investments estimated that a typical couple over age 65 would need as much as $240,000 in their lifetime to cover long-term care and medical costs.

Financial retirement

Monday, 28 December 2009 13:15 By Steven Weber and Gigi Harris

Get your savings plan back in action This past year will go down in history as the year in which the Wall Street financial crisis became a Main Street nightmare. Real es...

Financial re-evaluation

Monday, 28 December 2009 12:58 By Sally Mahan

Take control of your finances It can all seem overwhelming, but there are ways to take control of your finances. According to John Wills of the nonprofit Consumer Credit...

Financial rejuvenation

Monday, 28 December 2009 12:48 By Steven Weber

For investors, January can be a month of resolution, reflection and rejuvenation. Certainly there is sober reflection on the past 16 months, one of the most difficult and...

Riding the rails

Tuesday, 01 December 2009 13:11 By Steven Weber

Are trains big and small making a comeback? A model train chugging merrily around the Christmas tree with a pint-sized conductor in pajamas and railroad cap is as recogn...