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What To Do With Your 401(k) When You Leave Your Job
But what do you do if you leave your job? Do you take the 401(k) with you? Where do you put it? Should you leave it?
News exec John Paton is out to stop the presses
After he became chief executive of the Journal Register Co. in early 2010, John Paton made the rounds to its many newspapers in the Midwest and Northeast. The new boss told employees they would go "digital first" with a vengeance — tweeting, Facebooking, blogging and video-posting news before contributing a single keystroke toward the next day's paper.
Long-term unemployment: How to explain it in a job interview - CBS News
The recent jobs report had mixed news: Overall unemployment levels have settled at a relatively lower 8.5 percent (despite a post-holiday jump), but 5.6 million Americans have been out of work longer than 6 months, and 3.9 million for more than a year.
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The offshore bank account details of 2,000 "high net worth individuals" and corporations - detailing massive potential tax evasion - will be handed over to the WikiLeaks organisation in London tomorrow by the most important and boldest whistleblower in Swiss banking history, Rudolf Elmer, two days before he goes on trial in his native Switzerland.
Should Student Loan Debt Be a Crime?
An 18 year-old with no credit history and no job walks into a bank and requests a loan to buy a $100,000 condo. What is the loan officer most likely to say? A) Sure! Let's get that paperwork started. B) Actually, why not go for a $150,000 condo?
S&P Decided Your Aging Parents Are Destroying America: Is That OK With You?
We stand poised at the edge of history, experiencing a longevity revolution unlike anything the world has ever encountered. And this "age wave" is impacting us in some unexpected ways. One disturbing example is that Standard & Poor's just downgraded America's credit rating, causing an unimaginable loss of money, security and confidence.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Issues Layoff Warning Notices
MADISON, Wis., March 4 (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker issued layoff warning notices on Friday to unions representing state workers as a three-week-long battle between Republican and Democratic lawmakers over union bargaining rights took a new turn.
Maine GOP Legislators Looking To Loosen Child Labor Laws
WASHINGTON -- Far from places like Ohio and Wisconsin, Maine has become a new battleground in the labor fight. Gov. Paul LePage (R) recently sparked the anger of the union community by ordering a mural depicting workers throughout the state's history removed from the Department of Labor.
How to get a $106,000 college education for free - CBS News
How would you like to go to a private liberal arts college that will give you a full-ride tuition scholarship for four years? Sounds crazy? Actually, I'm serious. Antioch College in Yellow Spring, Ohio, is waiving the tuition for all its students, who enroll in the next three years.
Recent Grads: 19 Great Tips for Your First Month at a New Job - CBS News
(MoneyWatch) According to recent Census figures, young people were the biggest losers in the recent recession. Employment among 16-to-29 year-olds fell from 67.3 percent in 2000 to just 55.3 percent in 2009. If you're fortunate enough to score a gig, you'll want to kick butt and take names ASAP, in order to keep your job and move up quickly.
Renewables Give Us More Power Than Nuclear
Discusses the recent news that renewable energy (including hydro as well) now supplies more electricity to the US grid than does nuclear power. The post then goes on to list some large solar and wind projects in advanced stages of the development pipeline as a reason for being optimistic that the solar and wind side of the renewables is rapidly growing in scale.
Scoop: Skype founders gunning for Netflix with Vdio
First there was Rdio, now there is Vdio: The Skype founders have stealthily been working on a new video service that seems to be gunning straight for Netflix. Vdio hasn't publicly launched yet, but we uncovered many details about the company and the people behind it.
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How to Get a $106,000 College Education for Free
How would you like to go to a private liberal arts college that will give you a full-ride tuition scholarship for four years? Sounds crazy? Actually, I'm serious. Antioch College in Yellow Spring, Ohio, is waiving the tuition for all its students, who enroll in the next three years.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan asks special advisory council to promote financial literacy through education and training programs. - Financial Planning
WASHINGTON -- Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Tuesday urged a special advisory council to dig deep as it crafts recommendations for improving Americans' financial literacy though education and training programs, arguing that personal finance should be integrated early into the curriculum as a core subject.
Etiquette Expert Diane Gottsman's Job Interview Attire Quiz | Etiquette Expert Diane Gottsman Blog Home
Whether the New Year has brought you new career opportunities (Congratulations!), or you are just interested in polishing your professional presence, keep in mind that your image makes a strong statement about your executive image. Take my job interview attire quiz and see how you "shine": 1.