The U.S. budget deal comes with a Social Security surprise—a provision that could take a $50,000 bite of out some Americans' lifetime benefits. The deal
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The CalPERS Long-Term Care Program has provided long-term care services to its participants for 20 years. In October, 2014, the Fiscal Year 2013-14 Long-Term
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For 2014, the S&P 500 climbed 11.4% to 2,059, the Dow gained 7.5% to 17,823 and the Nasdaq rose 13.4% to 4,736. While large-cap stocks had a good year, small
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Home prices in major U.S. cities rose at the slowest rate in two years, according to the S&P/Case Shiller composite index of 20 metropolitan areas. The index
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Carrying tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt has become the new normal. Thanks to climbing tuition and inadequate college savings, 40 million
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Major local markets are already reporting a serious spring slump in housing. The expected sales bump never materialized in a meaningful way and that has
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The S&P 500 rose 29.6% in 2013, its best annual performance since 1997. The Dow climbed 26.5%, its best year since 1995. The Nasdaq soared 38.3%, its best year
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American house prices are undervalued by around 3% on average, new research finds, but they're still overvalued (and undervalued) by double-digit percentages in
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The Windfall Elimination Provision primarily affects you if you earned a pension in any job where you did not pay Social Security taxes and you also worked in
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Americans now owe an average of $27,253 in student loans as the delinquency rate has increased by more than 47 percent since 2005. Some 27 million borrowers, or
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For 2012,the DJIA closed at 13,104, up 7.3%, the Nasdaq at 3,019, up 15.9% and the S&P 500 at 1,426, up 13.4%. Financials were the strongest industry sector
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Unforeseeable emergencies within a Section 457 deferred compensation plan are very strictly defined by Internal Revenue Code provisions. Deferred compensation
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