Is it really over: Corporate pensions head for extinction as nature of retirement plans changes Reported today in USA Today The practice of companies sending monthly retirement checks to their former workers is headed for extinction,

Today the market closed slightly lower than it did last Friday. The DOW finished at 27,910 down -104.34 points or a -0.37% The S&P 500 finished at 3,135.89 down -10.02 points or a -0.32% The

The market today finished at all time highs. The jobs reported 200,000+ new jobs with unemployment rate at 3.5%. The economic standard is 5%. In English: Stable unemployment at 5% means that 95% of the

The Market finished modestly up today The Dow finished at 27,677 up  +28.01 The S&P 500 finished at 3,117.43 up +4.67 The NASDAQ finished at 8,570.70 up +4.03 The Russell finished at 1,614.83 up +0.56

Today the market was up except for the Materials Sector. The DOW closed at 27,651.48 up +148.67 points for a 0.54% gain The S&P 500  closed at 3,111.73 up +19.53 points for a 0.63% gain

Dow: 28,065 Change from Friday +189.0 or +0.68% S&P 500: 3,133 Change from Friday +23.24 or +0.75% NASDAQ: 8,632 Change from Friday+112.60 or +1.32% Russell 2K; 1,621  Change from Friday +33.04 or +2.08% The market

Question: I want to use money from my 401k account to make a down payment on a home.  Can I use my 401k to buy a house? What are the pros and cons I should

The market took a downturn. Again the Administration poured cold water on a trade agreement with China. Ten days ago we had a deal, but no deal. Now word is out that maybe next year.

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Today I am playing with my blog. I’ve never done this before so here goes. The markets closed at record levels. The DOW closed at 27,682.24 The S&P 500 closed 3,093.08 The NASDAQ closed at