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Gear review: Teva Ember Moc outdoor shoe
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Item: Teva Ember Moc Description: No matter how good your hiking boots are, nothing feels better than taking them off at the end of a long day. But at the campsite, you still need to…
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Is health reform putting your retirement plan under the weather?
As Congress grapples with potential changes to the Affordable Care Act, seniors should be saving more in preparation for higher health care costs, financial experts say, but they also should be cautious about tax-advantaged savings accounts that get a boost in the legislation. “I think of this as retirement legislation rather than a health care…
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Investing app doesn’t want savings to be a ‘bummer’
It’s a common refrain: If you want to save money for retirement or a down payment for a house, stop buying pricey coffee. Or there’s the more recent admonition: Lay off the avocado toast. Fat chance on that. For most people, the link between long-term financial health and a few bucks spent here or there…
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Before marriage, couple must set financial priorities
After deciding to get married in July, Suzie Kwon and Kevin Driscoll started thinking about combining their money, and their talk soon turned to shared dreams and obligations. That’s when the Seattle couple’s financial anxiety began to rise. Kwon, 31, and Driscoll, 30, want to save up for a house, pay off Kwon’s student debt…
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Best times for anglers
For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Today 2:30 p.m. 3:00 a.m. Tuesday 3:25 p.m. 3:50 a.m. Wednesday 4:15 p.m. 4:40 a.m. Thursday 5:05 p.m. 5:30 a.m. Friday 5:50 p.m. 6:15 a.m. Saturday 6:35 p.m. 7:00 a.m. Sunday 7:20 p.m. 7:40 a.m. Monday 8:05 p.m. 8:25…
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Tech Q&A: A drastic fix for a software conflict
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Question: I’m unable to access the iTunes or iCloud programs on my Dell Windows 7 PC. Apple representatives who tried to help me said their efforts were blocked by a program on my PC called…
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7 reasons to love Chance the Rapper
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Not that the hottest young indie rapper in the land needs any validation from a middle-aged mainstream rock star, but what Eddie Vedder said about Chance the Rapper last month spoke volumes about the far-reaching…
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While thinking about taxes, think about retirement
Chances are you recently made a retirement account contribution and filed an income tax return. So while you’re thinking about taxes, knock this final assignment off the checklist: Jump onto mysocialsecurity.gov and check out your projected Social Security benefits. Why now? For many people, this is the one time of year they think about what…
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Tech Q&A: How safe is it to use a tablet on a public Wi-Fi?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Question: When my apartment building added free Wi-Fi, I bought my first wireless device, a Kindle Fire tablet computer (my PC has a wired internet connection.) But I wonder what security software I should use…
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More than half of adults fail financial literacy test
April was crunch time for taxes, and while your personal numbers are fresh in mind, the financial services industry highlights a host of events and reminders about financial literacy and retirement planning. So, do you feel smarter about money yet? Releasing its annual index measuring financial literacy recently, researchers at the TIAA Institute said 52…