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Wealth Check: 'How best should I invest my £200,000?' (Independent)
Helen Gibson, 70, a retired teacher from Bishop's Stortford, doesn't want to worry about money as she gets older. Helen recently sold her family home to move into sheltered accommodation, and has given away some of the proceeds to her family. She has paid off her children's mortgages and has placed £5,000 in tax-free savings plans for each of her four grandchildren, making the most of ...
2008-03-28 05:23:12 -
Andrew Grice: The Week in Politics (Independent)
Something odd happened at Westminster this week. At the very last minute, the House of Commons decided to appeal against a Freedom of Information tribunal ruling that the "second homes" allowances of 14 prominent politicians should be disclosed. It is an important test case which could lead to the publication of all MPs' expenses.
2008-03-28 06:40:10 -
Ask Amy - MoM's MAN: She is acting like a teenager (Winston-Salem Journal)
Dear Amy: My mother is a snowbird. She lives with us six months of the year and in a condo we bought for her the other six months. She was widowed six years ago after 43 years of marriage. While in Florida, she met a man. He has moved into the condo with her.
2008-03-28 08:18:26 -
Figuring cost basis of sold property (Knoxville News Sentinel)
Knoxville-area accountants are again offering advice through our Tax Tips columns, which will appear each Saturday in the Business section through the April 15 deadline. This week, Aaron Steiner, of the Knoxville accounting firm Steiner & Ellis PLLC, answers readers' questions.
2008-03-28 09:16:13 -
Community Calendar (Savannah Morning News)
How to get your event in the calendar:
2008-03-28 10:04:13 -
Brian J. O'Connor: A fool and his money is no joke (Detroit News)
Tuesday is April 1, and I'm hoping we'll see Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke and George Bush jump out from the New York Stock Exchange to yell, "April Fool! The economy's just fine!"
2008-03-28 10:19:16 -
Web sites offer advice on dealing with foreclosure (Akron Beacon Journal)
A number of Web sites offer good insights about home foreclosure, and how to address the situation — or avoid it.
2008-03-28 10:38:34 -
First, Self-Control. Then, Debt Control. (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
While the financial experts are urging people to pay down debt — particularly expensive credit card debt — that is easier said than done.
2008-03-28 10:39:58 -
Das Phony Kapital (GoldSeek.com)
*** The Bear Stearns of the North Atlantic…is it time to buy Icelandic bonds? *** The great Empire of Debt will eventually destroy herself…other insights, forecasts and views to take you into the weekend!
2008-03-28 12:00:34 -
Woman In Mortgage Fraud Scheme Off To Prison (The Tampa Tribune)
A Land O' Lakes woman was sentenced Friday to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for her part in a $6 million mortgage fraud scheme that went on for more than a year.
2008-03-28 12:56:20 -
Title agent sentenced in fraud case (BizJournals)
A day after her partner pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, Andrea Batronie of Land O' Lakes was sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release for her part in collecting $6 million in fraudulent loans.
2008-03-28 01:13:39 -
Business Highlights (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Consumers turned in the weakest spending performance in 17 months in February, while their confidence dropped to the lowest level in 16 years, raising further fears of a recession.
2008-03-28 03:14:52 -
Broker convicted of mortgage fraud (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)
A mortgage broker has been convicted in federal court of fraud, convicted of stealing millions of dollars from beleaguered home owners in the Tampa Bay area. The victims, whose names and good credit were stolen, say they never saw it coming.
2008-03-28 03:47:16 -
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-03-28 22:30 GMT: Business Highlights (Interactive Investor)
(AP) - Consumer spending weak in February
2008-03-28 04:01:58 -
Candidates offer plans to fix mortgage crisis (WTHR Indianapolis)
Both of the leading candidates for the Democratic nomination for president are talking about their plans for the mortgage foreclosure crisis.
2008-03-28 05:47:11