Archive of: Money Talks

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January Issue 1 2013

Fund managers: 2013 stock outlook remains positive

BOSTON (AP) — A safe route around the “fiscal cliff” continues to elude Congress and the White House.

MARK JEWELL, AP PERSONAL FINANCE WRITER

December Issue 1 2012

Market strategist: Dividend safety could be myth

BOSTON (AP) — Timing matters. All too often investors succumb to the temptation to buy a stock that’s been a hot performer, only to get in when it’s about to go cold.

MARK JEWELL, AP PERSONAL FINANCE WRITER

November Issue 1 2012

Coming changes in estate, gift taxes stir ‘frenzy’

CHICAGO (AP) — Taxes that are largely a concern of the very rich will soon affect far more people unless Congress steps in.

Dave Carpenter, AP Personal Finance Writer

October Issue 3 2012

Psst, taxes go up in 2013 for 163 million workers

President Barack Obama isn't talking about it and neither is Mitt Romney. But come January, 163 million workers can expect to feel the pinch of a big tax increase regardless of who wins the election.

STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press

October Issue 2 2012

Stocks higher after retail sales improve

Stocks rose on Monday after a strong gain in retail spending suggested that consumers could be getting more confident about the economy.

JOSHUA FREED, AP Business Writer

October Issue 2 2012

How would candidates' tax plans affect investors?

With the outcome of next month's presidential election increasingly hazy, here's a shred of clarity that investors can cling to: The tax rates they pay on investment income like stock profits and dividends are almost certain to change.

DANIEL WAGNER, AP Business Writer

October Issue 2 2012

Expect small '13 Social Security benefit increase

Social Security recipients shouldn't expect a big increase in monthly benefits come January.

STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press

October Issue 1 2012

Race to the bottom on ETF fees benefits investors

BOSTON (AP) — There’s a price war brewing. Exchange-traded funds are becoming cheaper by the month and cost-conscious investors are reaping the rewards. That’s provided they don’t focus so narrowly on expenses that they disregard other factors, like which investments to select in the first place.

Mark Jewell, AP Personal Finance Writer

September Issue 1 2012

Why light trading this summer is not so worrisome

NEW YORK (AP) — Someone call a doctor. The stock market just lost its pulse.

Bernard Condon, AP Business Writer

August Issue 2 2012

Wal-Mart 2Q profit rises 5.7 pct, raises outlook

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a 5.7 percent increase in second-quarter net income and raised its outlook for the full year as the world's largest retailer continues to woo back frugal shoppers by re-emphasizing that it has the lowest prices on everything from clothes to electronics.

ANNE D'INNOCENZIO,AP Retail Writer

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