Articles from February 2009



Investing Between the 30-Yard Lines

With the Dow flirting with 7000, the questions are: How deep might we go? And can the long-term investor really hang on through this white-knuckle ride?

Part B Involves Complicated Choices

The best answer about how Medicare interacts with retiree health benefits comes down to personal preference and recognizing the possible penalties associated with the timing of enrollment.

Managing Risk With ETFs Can Backfire

Leveraged ETFs are for day traders. You can't manage long-term risk with a short-term tool -- especially not with one that can blow up in your face.

Laid Off? How Bad Can It Get?

Yes, times are tough. More people are facing an extended period of joblessness and the potential financial difficulties that go along with it. Here are some tips on how to protect yourself the best you can.

Mums Eat Free at Ha Ha Bar & Grill this Mother’s Day

Treat your Mum this Mother's Day with a free meal at Ha Ha Bar & Grill.


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XBRL: the Solution for Carbon Credit and Grid Accounting

Each participant in a smart energy grid is a node in a network. At any given point, the state of that node - how much energy they have available for transmission at that point in time, how much energy they currently need to fulfill demands upon them - can be represented as an XBRL accounting document.

Retirement: Requiring Savings Plans

Obama's proposed budget requires employers who do not offer a pension program to implement a direct-deposit retirement savings system.