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Obama's latest retirement rescue plan: Annuities

Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 2:14pm MST

The Obama administration proposed new rules Thursday to help retirees make their savings last throughout their lifetime -- by investing in annuities.
The middle class is going away

Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 1:14pm MST
Will $4 million in retirement savings be enough?

Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 12:58pm MST

I hope to have $4 million saved by the time I retire in 30 years. That sounds like a lot of money, but how much would that be in today's dollars? -- Brian
Mortgage rates hit another new low

Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 11:40am MST

Just one day after President Obama detailed a proposal to enable millions of homeowners to refinance to record-low mortgage rates, those rates notched another record.
15 great cars that get overlooked

Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 9:34am MST

They don't get featured on the covers of car magazines or feted in Super Bowl commercials. At dealer lots, they get parked in the back while newer, glitzier models are showcased in the showroom. They won't get you many oohs and ahs from the car pool kids, or a thumbs-up from other drivers. Face it -- these are the wallflowers of the auto world.
UCLA rejects 52 MBA applicants for plagiarism

Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 8:43am MST

All told, UCLA's Anderson school found that 52 MBA candidates were lifting whole paragraphs from other, unattributed sources in their essays. And they are far from the only B-school dealing with the problem.
Challenger: Job cuts increased in January

Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 5:33am MST

The U.S. job market stumbled out of the gates in 2012 -- at least according to one report.
Investing overseas: Find the right balance

Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 3:17am MST

Whoever said that the world can be a scary place sure wasn't kidding. Consider a few of the frighteningly noteworthy events of the past year: Europe's economy slipped into a debt-induced coma; the euro went from being a potential global store of value to a currency on the brink of extinction; and growth in overheated markets like China and Brazil started to slow, prompting a nosedive in their equity prices.