Month: October 2014

The U.S. economy grew at a 3.5% annual pace in the third quarter, aided by a surge in exports and a big jump in military spending, the government said Thursday. 

Amid Surge in Demand for Financial Planners, Consumers Are Harmed by Lack of Appropriate Regulatory Standards…10.24.14

Taxpayers are about to get a bit more elbow room for retirement savings. Many contribution limits for employees with tax-favored retirement savings accounts were expanded for 2015, the Internal Revenue Service said on Thursday.  10.23.14

The repercussions of a divorce can be traumatic and devastating. These events impact spouses, children, family, friends and employees. The negative effects can be experienced through financial stress, as well as emotional trauma. 10.13.14

The first step: Don’t assume that because of your education or supposed business savvy, financial fraud can’t happen to you, says Doug Shadel, a former fraud investigator and now the state director for AARP in Washington. 10.06.14

The U.S. added 248,000 jobs outside the farm sector, topping the MarketWatch-compiled economist forecast of 220,000. Sustained gains in hiring, along with more people dropping out of the labor force, also pushed the U.S. unemployment rate down to 5.9% from 6.1% to mark a six-year low. 10.03.14