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		<title>Obama administration abandons proposed Bush investment advice rule</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Government abandons Bush investment advice rule
DES MOINES, Iowa — The federal government has decided to abandon a Bush administration plan that would have permitted mutual fund companies and brokerage firms to offer investment advice to 401(k) customers.
The rule would have allowed financial advisers, who work with mutual fund companies and brokerages to sell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fidelity: Many active, diversified retirement accounts are recovering</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pitt</dc:creator>
		
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Fidelity: Staying the course worked for millions

DES MOINES, Iowa — If you had a good mix of stocks and bonds in your retirement account and you left it alone through the market madness of the past year, more than likely you&#8217;re in good shape now.
A report by Fidelity Investments released Thursday shows an unexpectedly rapid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Utah legislative audit: Retired state employees who return to work shouldn&#8217;t double-dip</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/utah-legislative-audit-retired-state-employees-who-return-to-work-shouldnt-double-dip-226124/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brock Vergakis</dc:creator>
		
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Utah audit: Ban state workers from double-dipping

SALT LAKE CITY — Retired state employees who return to government work are costing Utah hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits at a time the state retirement system is facing a $6.5 billion shortfall, a legislative audit released Wednesday said.
The audit called for state lawmakers to ban the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutors say SC trio promised investors unrealistic returns in &#8216;Hebrew Boys&#8217; scam</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutors-say-sc-trio-promised-investors-unrealistic-returns-in-hebrew-boys-scam-224669/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meg Kinnard</dc:creator>
		
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Prosecutors: SC trio promised unrealistic returns

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Three South Carolina men with no business expertise promised to help clients get out of debt, but instead collected millions and spent it on luxury items for themselves, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
The trio called themselves the &#8220;3 Hebrew Boys&#8221; after the biblical tale of brothers who survived [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Money: New tax rules allow more people to convert to a Roth IRA</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pitt</dc:creator>
		
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Your Money: More Roth IRA conversions allowed

In retirement, your paycheck might go away, but taxes won&#8217;t.
Still your tax bill can be hard to predict. To have some control over how much you pay the government each year, you should have both taxable and non-taxable accounts from which to draw your retirement income.
Imagine it this way. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bond prices little changed after weak dollar drives strong foreign demand at auction</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Lepro</dc:creator>
		
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Bond prices hold steady after successful auction

NEW YORK — Government bonds were little changed Monday as soaring stock prices chipped away at demand for Treasurys after a successful auction of three-year notes.
Treasury prices rose initially after the $40 billion auction, but by late afternoon were off their highs as stocks surged to their best levels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment tops 10 percent again _ and it&#8217;s tougher off the job than a generation ago</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/unemployment-tops-10-percent-again-_-and-its-tougher-off-the-job-than-a-generation-ago-221839/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeannine Aversa</dc:creator>
		
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Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be

WASHINGTON — It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent.
Americans have more than triple the debt they had in 1982, and less than half the savings. They spend 10 weeks longer off the job. And a bigger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New combined pension/401k retirement plan may come in January</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-combined-pension401k-retirement-plan-may-come-in-january-220910/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pitt</dc:creator>
		
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Best of both worlds? Combined pension/401k plan

DES MOINES, Iowa — Over the last year it&#8217;s become abundantly clear that the stock market can devastate even seemingly healthy retirement accounts. Even so, with the guaranteed income of traditional pensions disappearing, most investors have little choice.
The vulnerabilities of the 401(k) plan have cast doubt on whether a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax relief for smaller investors in Madoff scheme approaching Senate adoption in jobless bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcy Gordon</dc:creator>
		
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Tax relief for small Madoff investors eyed

WASHINGTON — Tax relief for thousands of small, indirect investors in Bernard Madoff&#8217;s swindle and other fraudulent schemes appears close to Senate adoption as part of a broader bill to extend unemployment benefits.
An amendment by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., puts the indirect Madoff investors — who channeled their money [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Several Supreme Court justices seem unwilling to get involved in fight over mutual fund fees</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse J. Holland</dc:creator>
		
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Justices seem unwilling to get involved in fees

WASHINGTON — Several Supreme Court justices seemed unsympathetic Monday to calls for the courts to get involved in reining in what investors are calling &#8220;excessive&#8221; fees on mutual funds, a popular investment vehicle for millions of Americans.
Some of the justices suggested that a regulatory agency might be in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BrightScope and Target Date Analytics combine to create new target date index</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/brightscope-and-target-date-analytics-combine-to-create-new-target-date-index-215076/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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BrightScope, Target Date Analytics form new index

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Retirement fund ratings company BrightScope Inc. said Monday it has partnered with consultant Target Date Analytics LLC to design a Web site to help investors track the performance of target date funds.
These types of funds, also known as lifecycle funds, typically become more conservative as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meltdown 101: What you need to know if your bank is the next one to fail</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-what-you-need-to-know-if-your-bank-is-the-next-one-to-fail-212981/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen Aj Connelly</dc:creator>
		
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Meltdown 101: What to know if your bank fails

NEW YORK — Dozens of banks have failed this year. What do you need to know if yours is next?
The number of bank failures has reached 115 since January — more than four times the total for 2008 and the most since the savings and loan crisis [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Warnings to save ignored as half of workers changing jobs cash out 401K</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pitt</dc:creator>
		
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Half of workers changing jobs cash out 401k

DES MOINES, Iowa — Millions of workers take a huge chance with their retirement savings every year: They cash out their 401(k) accounts when they lose their jobs or move to new employers.
When people cash out, a chunk of their money just disappears.
Employers and financial advisers have warned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AEI plans IPO amid rising interest in power sector, growing demand in emerging markets</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/aei-plans-ipo-amid-rising-interest-in-power-sector-growing-demand-in-emerging-markets-210183/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Jian Lee</dc:creator>
		
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AEI IPO offers energy, emerging markets exposure

NEW YORK — A former Enron entity is going public Thursday. Despite the negative link, AEI presents an opportunity investors may find hard to resist, given its exposure to energy demand in emerging markets and growing interest in the power sector.
The offering comes at a time when the shares [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SEC accuses promoter, ex-brokerage exec of bilking seniors with &#8216;free lunch&#8217; seminars</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sec-accuses-promoter-ex-brokerage-exec-of-bilking-seniors-with-free-lunch-seminars-204014/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcy Gordon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Federal regulators on Thursday accused a real estate funds promoter and former brokerage executive with bilking mostly elderly investors of about $12 million by using &#8220;free lunch&#8221; seminars to lure them to invest.

The Securities and Exchange Commission&#8217;s allegations, brought in a civil lawsuit filed in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., were announced as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meltdown 101: What exactly is a hedge fund, and how does it work?</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-what-exactly-is-a-hedge-fund-and-how-does-it-work-203995/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candice Choi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The arrest of a billionaire in an insider trading case last week drew new attention to hedge funds — investment firms that, for many, evoke an exclusive world where the super rich use exotic investing techniques to grow yet richer.

The understanding usually stops there.
In the case against Raj Rajaratnam, federal prosecutors accused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$1.42 trillion federal deficit, with more to come, sows seeds of another economic crisis</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/142-trillion-federal-deficit-with-more-to-come-sows-seeds-of-another-economic-crisis-198515/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — What is $1.42 trillion?

It&#8217;s more than the total national debt for the first 200 years of the Republic, more than the entire economy of India, almost as much as Canada&#8217;s, and more than $4,700 for every man, woman and child in the United States.
It&#8217;s the federal budget deficit for 2009, more than three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Money: How high can gold go? How best to hold it? Questions on gold investment answered</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/your-money-how-high-can-gold-go-how-best-to-hold-it-questions-on-gold-investment-answered-194120/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Carpenter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Gold&#8217;s image may be changing as its price settles in above $1,000 an ounce and continues to set records.

The conventional view sees the shiny metal as often-reliable protection in tough economic times and a long-term hedge against inflation and a weakening dollar, since its price tends to rise at the same time.
Lately it&#8217;s been a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investors Real Estate Trust nets $62.6 million from sale of 8 million shares</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/investors-real-estate-trust-nets-626-million-from-sale-of-8-million-shares-192069/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MINOT, N.D. — Investors Real Estate Trust said it expects $62.6 million in net proceeds from a follow-on offering that closed Friday.

The real estate investment trust sold 8 million common shares at $8.25 per share.
President and CEO Timothy Mihalick said the infusion of capital will better position the company for potential acquisitions. It currently owns [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gold prices surge to new all-time high as dollar tumbles, investors seek inflation hedge</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gold-prices-surge-to-new-all-time-high-as-dollar-tumbles-investors-seek-inflation-hedge-188700/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Lepro</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Gold prices surged to a new high Tuesday as investors sought a safe harbor from a falling dollar and inflation.

Gold for December delivery rose to as high as $1,045 an ounce, surpassing a previous intraday high of $1,033.90 logged in March 2008, just days after Bear Stearns Cos. collapsed.
Gold also had a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Major cases coming up for the Supreme Court in the new term</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/major-cases-coming-up-for-the-supreme-court-in-the-new-term-185922/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/major-cases-coming-up-for-the-supreme-court-in-the-new-term-185922/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Highlights of some high-profile cases that the Supreme Court will take up in its term that begins Monday:

—Guns: The Second Amendment&#8217;s right to keep and bear arms has never been held to apply to state and local laws restricting guns. The court is taking up a challenge to a handgun ban in Chicago to decide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relief from required retirement account distributions helpful but temporary</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/relief-from-required-retirement-account-distributions-helpful-but-temporary-185344/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa — Hundreds of thousands of retirees have more money in their accounts thanks to a one-time waiver of a government required withdrawal that kicks in after age 70.

Investment advisers say it&#8217;s saved tens of thousands of dollars for many by allowing them to keep their money invested as the stock market began [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan&#8217;s Nomura shares tumble after brokerage announces $5.6 billion equity sale</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/japans-nomura-shares-tumble-after-brokerage-announces-56-billion-equity-sale-178556/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomoko A. Hosaka</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO — Investors unloaded shares of Nomura Holdings Inc. Friday after Japan&#8217;s leading brokerage announced its biggest ever equity sale.

Nomura stock closed down almost 16 percent at 573 yen after going untraded for much of the day due to the glut of sell orders.
The Tokyo-based company, which bought Lehman Brothers&#8217; Asian and European operations last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fallen money-market fund makes $1 billion distribution, with $3.5B remaining amid litigation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Jewell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — A money-market mutual fund that held more than $60 billion before it notoriously &#8220;broke the buck&#8221; a year ago said Wednesday it will hand out $1 billion in a fifth distribution to investors from the fund&#8217;s remaining assets.

The $1 billion distribution, the smallest of five partial payouts since the Reserve Primary Fund&#8217;s collapse, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanon&#8217;s own &#8216;Madoff&#8217; embarrasses militant Hezbollah group after investments vanish</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bassem Mroue</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TOURA, Lebanon — A Mideast version of the Bernie Madoff scandal is threatening to tarnish Hezbollah&#8217;s reputation in Lebanon for being incorruptible, and the powerful Shiite militant movement faces calls to bail out small investors to keep its position from being undercut.

Hundreds of Lebanese sold land or drained their retirement savings and handed over hundreds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New ways to think about post-meltdown investing: Diversify more broadly, raise skepticism</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-ways-to-think-about-post-meltdown-investing-diversify-more-broadly-raise-skepticism-174633/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Jewell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — Stocks always rise over the long haul. Bonds are for retirees and investors with little taste for risk. Companies rarely cut their dividends.

Those are three of the long-followed rules of investing — and rules that, as investors learned during a year of the stock market&#8217;s worst turmoil since the Depression, can&#8217;t always be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A return from &#8216;fairyland&#8217;: Meltdown shakes up consumers&#8217; money views, investing habits</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-return-from-fairyland-meltdown-shakes-up-consumers-money-views-investing-habits-173782/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Carpenter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — The stock market bounced back, just as it has for nearly three decades. It just doesn&#8217;t feel that way.

Last year&#8217;s financial meltdown knocked the swagger out of Americans&#8217; views toward investing. The baby boomers who forged the Reagan bull market; survived the 1987 crash; bought Amazon.com at $2 a share and sold at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banks reduce emergency borrowing from Federal Reserve as credit stresses ease</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Banks reduced their borrowing from the Federal Reserve&#8217;s emergency lending facility over the past week, and cut back their use of other programs designed to ease the financial crisis.

The reductions indicate that banks are having an easier time obtaining credit and don&#8217;t have to rely as much on the Fed for short-term loans.
Banks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Survey: professors, researchers sought out investment advice in market downturn</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/survey-professors-researchers-sought-out-investment-advice-in-market-downturn-171666/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/survey-professors-researchers-sought-out-investment-advice-in-market-downturn-171666/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa — A recent survey of retirement account investors at colleges and universities shows even professors and researchers sought out investment advice as the stock market downturn began draining retirement accounts.

The TIAA-CREF Institute surveyed 1,002 higher education employees between the ages of 50 and 70 during April and May. The survey found that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury prices jump following strong demand at auction for 30-year bonds</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/treasury-prices-jump-following-strong-demand-at-auction-for-30-year-bonds-165058/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/treasury-prices-jump-following-strong-demand-at-auction-for-30-year-bonds-165058/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Bernard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Treasury prices surged Thursday, sending their yields lower, after another successful auction of long-term government debt.

Treasurys started the day moderately higher and shot up after a $12 billion auction of 30-year bonds was met with strong demand from investors.
&#8220;Auctions so far this week have gone very well,&#8221; said Bill Bemis, portfolio manager [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks rise as investors see a pickup in takeover activity as a promising sign for the economy</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/stocks-rise-as-investors-see-a-pickup-in-takeover-activity-as-a-promising-sign-for-the-economy-162758/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Rising commodity prices and stirrings of corporate takeovers are making investors more optimistic about the economy.

Stocks are higher for the third day Tuesday following gains among materials and energy shares. A takeover bid from Kraft Foods Inc. for Cadbury is reviving hopes that the economy could be improving.
According to preliminary calculations, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks rise as investors look to takeover discussions as promising sign for economic recovery</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/stocks-rise-as-investors-look-to-takeover-discussions-as-promising-sign-for-economic-recovery-162602/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/stocks-rise-as-investors-look-to-takeover-discussions-as-promising-sign-for-economic-recovery-162602/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — News about corporate takeovers is making investors more optimistic about the economy and giving them new reasons to buy stocks.

Stocks rose Tuesday as investors were encouraged by takeover news from overseas. Surging oil and gold prices pushed energy and materials stocks higher.
Deutsche Telekom AG and France Telecom SA said they plan to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq: Power problems make air conditioning elusive dream for many Iraqis enduring hot summer</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraq-power-problems-make-air-conditioning-elusive-dream-for-many-iraqis-enduring-hot-summer-161928/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraq-power-problems-make-air-conditioning-elusive-dream-for-many-iraqis-enduring-hot-summer-161928/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hadeel Al-shalchi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — There&#8217;s a running joke in Baghdad this summer — whenever the electricity minister promises to generate more power, it&#8217;s time to buy more diesel for your private generator.

Despite nearly two years of relative calm in Iraq, a combination of factors including political posturing, sandstorms, terrorist attacks and increased demand mean the government has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European, Asian markets advance after G-20 countries commit to keeping stimulus in place</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/european-asian-markets-advance-after-g-20-countries-commit-to-keeping-stimulus-in-place-161667/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/european-asian-markets-advance-after-g-20-countries-commit-to-keeping-stimulus-in-place-161667/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlo Piovano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — European and Asian stocks rose Monday after finance officials from 20 rich and developing countries pledged to keep in place their massive stimulus programs to prop up the global economy.

News of corporate takeover activity, with Cadbury jumping 37.8 percent after rejecting a takeover offer from Kraft, also helped stocks start the week well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP: Those losing their first jobs or nearing retirement face extra challenges after layoffs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-those-losing-their-first-jobs-or-nearing-retirement-face-extra-challenges-after-layoffs-161221/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Schneider</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. — Marcus Wells and Shirley Walker view their economic prospects from opposite ends of the age spectrum.

Wells, 25, was initially optimistic about his prospects for finding a new job after he was laid off as a systems analyst in January in San Jose, Calif. Now unemployment has begun to wear on the him, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama promotes new ways to save for retirement as recession takes heavy toll on nest eggs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-promotes-new-ways-to-save-for-retirement-as-recession-takes-heavy-toll-on-nest-eggs-160715/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Babington</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The recession has eaten into people&#8217;s nest eggs so the government is promoting ways to make it easier to save for retirement.

One initiative that President Barack Obama outlined in his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday will allow people to have their federal tax refunds sent as savings bonds. Others are meant to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama: Government will make it easier for workers to save for retirement</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Babington</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The government is trying to make it easier for Americans to save for retirement, President Barack Obama said Saturday, as he noted the toll the recession has taken on extra income and savings accounts.

One initiative will allow people to have their federal tax refunds sent as savings bonds. Others are meant to require [...]]]></description>
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		<title>401k retirement plan contribution ceiling could fall sending wrong signal to investors</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/401k-retirement-plan-contribution-ceiling-could-fall-sending-wrong-signal-to-investors-159882/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pitt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES, Iowa — You&#8217;ve probably heard it over and over again: contribute up to the maximum amount in your 401(k) plan to improve your chances of a comfortable retirement.

That&#8217;s the advice of many financial experts, who say it&#8217;s the best way to get back the money the stock market collapse drained from your account.
However, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time to invest? Businesses should consider retirement plans as stocks rise, tax dates near</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/time-to-invest-businesses-should-consider-retirement-plans-as-stocks-rise-tax-dates-near-157727/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce M. Rosenberg</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Like many investors, small business owners may be wondering if this is a good time to go into the stock market. For those with employees, the debate may extend to whether it&#8217;s the right time to set up company-sponsored retirement plans.

The timing issue for employers is twofold. First, while no one knows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meltdown 101: As economy shows signs of life, why do banks&#8217; struggles continue to worsen?</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-as-economy-shows-signs-of-life-why-do-banks-struggles-continue-to-worsen-152949/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcy Gordon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Despite signs of an improving economy, the nation&#8217;s banks are still struggling — in fact, the pace of bank failures has accelerated.

What would it take to turn the banking sector around? And what can people do to protect their savings in the meantime?
Here are some questions and answers about the wave of U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Stanford exec plea deal reveals new details about alleged $7 billion fraud</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-stanford-exec-plea-deal-reveals-new-details-about-alleged-7-billion-fraud-151715/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan A. Lozano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — The former finance chief for jailed Texas financier R. Allen Stanford said his boss created a business empire where blood oaths were taken to secure loyalty, bribes were paid from a secret Swiss bank account and investor profits were more fiction than financial genius.

New details about how Stanford allegedly bilked investors out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. hedge fund manager pleads guilty to investment fraud, cheating family out of $25M</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-hedge-fund-manager-pleads-guilty-to-investment-fraud-cheating-family-out-of-25m-148826/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — The founder and manager of two Beverly Hills hedge funds has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges.

Bradley Ruderman pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of wire fraud, two counts of investment adviser fraud and a misdemeanor count of failing to file income taxes in 2007.
Prosecutors say Ruderman admitted to cheating investors, many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solution or just deja vu? Wall Street has new way to turn mortgage debt into AAA bonds</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/solution-or-just-deja-vu-wall-street-has-new-way-to-turn-mortgage-debt-into-aaa-bonds-148072/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Apuzzo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Wall Street may have discovered a way out from under the bad debt and risky mortgages that have clogged the financial markets. The would-be solution probably sounds familiar: It&#8217;s a lot like what got banks in trouble in the first place.

In recent months investment banks have been repackaging old mortgage securities and offering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recovery in Asia, Europe gain steam, but questions persist whether gains will hold</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Raum</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Turnabouts in European and Asian economies, along with recent gains in the U.S., are raising hopes that the worldwide recession is drawing to a close. That&#8217;s not to say the coast is clear.

The brightening outlook in Europe and Asia and the improvement in U.S. credit markets and indicators reflect heavy government stimulus spending. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recovery in Asia, Europe gain steam, but fueled by stimulus spending and may not hold</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Raum</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Turnabouts in European and Asian economies, along with recent gains in the U.S., are raising hopes that that the worldwide recession is drawing to a close. That&#8217;s not to say the coast is clear.

The brightening outlook in Europe and Asia and the improvement in U.S. credit markets and indicators reflect heavy government stimulus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury prices move modestly higher for 4th time in 5 days amid ongoing economic concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Treasury prices rose modestly Wednesday as investors remain skittish about the speed and strength of an economic recovery.

Prices for long-term Treasury bonds advanced for the fourth time in five days, lifted by investors seeking safety in government debt amid concerns about consumers&#8217; unwillingness to spend and the possibility that their hesitance will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ask AP: Friday bank failures, finding black boxes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When a plane goes down at sea, why is it sometimes so difficult to find the black boxes? Shouldn&#8217;t it be as simple as equipping them with GPS devices?

Curiosity about hunting down a plane&#8217;s flight data and cockpit voice recorders inspired one of the questions in this edition of &#8220;Ask AP,&#8221; a weekly Q&#038;A column [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fidelity Investments: Workers again putting more into 401(k)s, reversing recent trend</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fidelity-investments-workers-again-putting-more-into-401ks-reversing-recent-trend-137501/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Jewell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — Workers are again embracing 401(k) plans after the market meltdown and ongoing recession left many unable or unwilling to set aside some of their paychecks for retirement, according to the nation&#8217;s largest workplace savings plan provider.

In the second quarter, more participants in Fidelity Investments&#8217; defined contribution plans raised the amount they set aside [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil down to near $70 in afternoon European trade ahead of US retail reports</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-down-to-near-70-in-afternoon-european-trade-ahead-of-us-retail-reports-135675/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pablo Gorondi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Oil prices fell to near $70 a barrel Monday as investors looked to statistical data due later this week for a reading of the strength of U.S. consumer spending.

By mid-afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for September delivery was down 59 cents to $70.34 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil hovers below $71 in midday European trade ahead of US retail reports</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-hovers-below-71-in-midday-european-trade-ahead-of-us-retail-reports-135575/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pablo Gorondi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Oil prices hovered below $71 a barrel Monday as investors looked to statistical data due later this week about the strength of U.S. consumer spending.

By midday in Europe, benchmark crude for September delivery was down 42 cents to $70.51 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On Friday, the contract fell [...]]]></description>
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