Archive for category: Journal Of Financial Planning

Financial worries can impact employee performance, survey shows
In other words, when it comes to keeping and attracting talented workers, financial education and retirement saving and planning are important benefits, he said in a statement accompanying the survey results. The survey shows 41 percent of HR …
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Prince George's adopts "Sprawl Plan 2035" over community objections
Photo by thisisbossi on Flickr. County residents and smart growth advocates feared this when planners released a draft of Plan Prince George's 2035, the updated countywide comprehensive plan for long-term growth and development, last fall. … Witness …
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The Fifteen-Year Rate Switch
"We're planning for our retirement and we wanted to be certain about our income stream," she said. So far, the lender says it … Unlike other credit unions in today's market, PenFed is lending its own mortgage money, says Rob Chrisman, a mortgage …
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Taking Care of Our Seniors
Seniors and staff enjoying the sun at Boston's South Cove Manor. Image credit: Southcovemanor.com. The largest generation in U.S. history is cruising into their golden years. Over the next twenty years, the number of folks in the U.S. aged 65 and older …
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Journal of Responsible Innovation, First Issue Review
Governance of new product development and perceptions of responsible innovation (RI) in the financial sector: insights from an ethnographic case study, by Keren Asantea, Richard Owen and Glenn Williamson. This is a great … the ethics of technology …
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Why DC's bikeshare is flourishing while New York's is financially struggling
The Wall Street Journal reported last month that the system was in need of "rescue" in the form of tens of millions of dollars. New York's new transportation commissioner has conceded "financial and operational challenges." Last week the program's …
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CIVIC COMMENTS
If your to-do list includes some home improvements, you'll want to be aware of the Planning and Building Department's Rapid Review service. Rapid Review is a building permit plan check process that provides service to applicants for over-the-counter …
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Here Are Some Really Bad Obamacare Predictions
With news that the Affordable Care Act has hit 7 million sign-ups, it appears likely — no matter how much some Republicans don't want to admit it — that the law is on the road to success. Now seems like as good a time as any to revisit those past …
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Obama's Putin Delusion
And the Kremlin has been relentless in its efforts to silence Alexey Navalny, the opposition blogger who has exposed widespread corruption among Putin's circle. Some of these persecutions … It may be unfair to blame the Obama administration for being …
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