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NEWS ABOUT: retirement fund

retirement fund stories: 7 news summaries

Consumer Confidence
Hits New Low

Index plummets to 25, compared to 76.4 a year ago

Feb 24, 09 10:16 AM CST
(AP) - Americans' already-battered confidence in the economy went into freefall this month, reaching new lows as consumers grow more fearful over huge job cuts and shrinking retirement accounts. New York's Conference Board said its Consumer Confidence Index, which was down slightly in January, plummeted more than 12 points in February to... More »

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consumer confidence • retirement fund • job cuts • consumer confidence index • economy

Lehman to Spin Off $4.5B Private Equity Arm

A strategy of hold and manage, rather than sell into weakness, has emerged

Jan 9, 09 8:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Lehman Brothers, bleeding out but not quite dead, will spin out its private equity arm into an independent firm, which will take on new investment from a South African billionaire investor, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Lehman estate will retain a small interest in Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking, which... More »

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private equity • bankruptcy • Lehman Brothers • retirement fund • spin-off • financial crisis

ANALYSIS

Obamas Play It Too Safe
With Personal Finances

Despite big new book-generated income, and youth, they're too cautious

May 8, 08 6:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack and Michelle Obama invest their own money “very, very safely”—perhaps too conservatively, say Sam Grobart and Tara Siegel Bernard in Slate. The Democratic frontrunner and his wife only began rolling in the money recently and their portfolio—“for the most part, a collection of run-of-the-mill... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Michelle Obama • investments • retirement fund • mutual funds • Obama family

Advice Amid Market Turmoil:
Don't Panic!

Ride out the storm
and hang on to your 401k, experts say

Jan 22, 08 12:55 PM CST
(Newser) - If you’re watching today’s economic news with trepidation, financial experts want you to take a deep breath. “This is not the beginning of the end,” said one analyst. “If you’re going to invest in stocks, this kind of volatility comes with the territory.”... More »

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stock market • personal finance • recession • retirement fund • 401k

$10 Million Added to NFL Retirees Fund

Money will target joint replacement, other medical concerns

Oct 24, 07 10:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - The medical fund the NFL established in July for its retired players will receive a $10 million boost. The money will be added to the $7 million already in the fund and be used for joint replacement surgery, cardiovascular screening and assisted living. “We're continuing to work on the... More »

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NFL • Roger Goodell • football • retirement fund • NFLPA • Gene Upshaw

Hillary Offers 401(k)s for All

Feds would match up to $1,000 for middle income Americans

Oct 9, 07 6:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Today Hillary unveiled a new plan, vowing to help Americans retire by matching $1,000 of their savings with federal funds. She says feds can match 50-100% of the first $1,000 saved in a 401(k)-style account, depending on one's income. She plans to pay the $20-$25 billion tab by... More »

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Clinton 2008 • retirement fund • estate tax

BCE Agrees to Landmark LBO

Ontario teachers' retirement fund lines up largest Canadian takeover ever

Jul 1, 07 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Canada's dominant telecom company will go private in the country's biggest takeover ever, and one of the largest LBOs in the world. A powerful teachers' retirement fund and two American private-equity firms made a deal yesterday for CBE, also known as Bell Canada. The $48.5 billion (C$51.7 billion)... More »

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private equity • Canada • Bell Canada • privatization • telecom • takeover • Madison Dearborn • buyout • LBO • retirement fund • CBE • Providence Equity • teacher

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