http://www.fool.co.uk/news/investing/2011/02/22/always-expect-the-unexpected.aspx

Boomers Find 401(k) Plans Come Up Short - WSJ.com

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703959604576152792748707356.html

Finance Formulas for Everyone

People from all walks of life, from students, stockbrokers and bankers; to realtors, homeowners and household managers, are finding finance formulas incredibly useful in their day-to-day lives. Whether you use the finance formulas for personal or educational reasons, having access to the right finance formulas can help improve your life.


Whether you are dealing with compound interest, annuities, stocks, or bonds, investors must be able to effectively evaluate the level of value or merit in their financials. This is done by estimating future profits and calculating them against present values or equivalent rates of return.

How to Pick the Right Mutual Funds

We recently covered the why and how of purchasing a mutual fund, but you were probably left wondering what exactly you should be looking for when choosing which funds to buy. It’s a great question and can often be a daunting one for a beginning investor. In reality, it’s relatively easy to research and find good mutual funds. Once you’ve done it a few times, you may actually begin to enjoy the thrill of the hunt!

NYTimes: Financial Crisis Was Avoidable, Inquiry Finds

From The New York Times:

Financial Crisis Was Avoidable, Inquiry Finds

A Congressional inquiry said bankers and regulators could have seen the 2008 crisis coming and stopped it.

http://nyti.ms/gBFn7Z

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NYTimes: With Retirement Savings, It’s a Sprint to the Finish

From The New York Times:

YOUR MONEY: With Retirement Savings, It's a Sprint to the Finish

You can save all your life, but those last years before you retire will determine the result.

http://nyti.ms/gqzMwv

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Financial Investments and Economic Investments...

Rich Republicans want very much to believe that the money they put into 'savings' or 'investments' is doing all kinds of wonderful things for the economy.  Unfortunately, this belief is based on little more than wishful thinking.  To understand why they are so very wrong, people need to understand the difference between financial investments and economic investments.