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							<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:41:44 EDT</pubDate>
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							<item><title>Ben Bernanke to Markets: Chill Out!</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[One of the more conspicuous ironies of the stock market in recent years is that it tends to go down when the Federal Reserve is forecasting an improved economy. That&#8217;s because faster economic growth makes it more likely that the Fed will provide less stimulus, in the form of low interest rates, than it otherwise would. And ever since late May, the stock market has been stagnant, due in part to fears that the Federal Reserve will begin to &#8220;taper&#8221; it&#8217;s purchases of mortgage-backed securities and long term government debt. Today, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke tried to calm the markets, announcing that the Fed would continue its asset purchases at the pace of $85 billion per month, and that it would keep short-term interest rates near zero until the unemployment rate falls at least below 6.5%, or inflation increases significantly above the Fed&#8217;s long-term goal of 2%. At the same time, the Fed&#8217;s statement did reflect the central bank&#8217;s growing optimism regarding the economy, saying that the &#8220;downside risks&#8221; for the economy and labor market have &#8221;diminished since the fall.&#8221; And so even though the central bank announced no changes to its current policy, markets dropped sharply following the Fed statement and subsequent Bernanke press conference. But one should always keep in mind that boosting the stock market isn&#8217;t the Fed&#8217;s main priority. All things being equal, lower interest rates will lead to higher asset prices, but stocks performed exceptionally well in the first part of 2013, so the most recent pullback could be the partial result of investors simply seeking a reason to cash in their gains from earlier in the year, rather than a fear of the effects of reduced stimulus. In addition, there&#8217;s a case to be made that markets are overreacting to the prospect of the Fed slowing down the pace of asset purchases, as Bernanke has said it might do later this year and into 2014. But the Fed chair tried to reassure market participants that any change in the bond purchase program would &#8220;be]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:24:00 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>8 New Age Ways to Cut Costs on Your Wedding Day</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[The average wedding in the US cost nearly $28,000 in 2012, according a survey conducted by The Knot. I&#8217;ll give you a minute to pick yourself up off of the floor after reading that figure. Just to give you some perspective, $28,000 is about the same as a year of college at some schools or [...]]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:22:32 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>What Is The Most Popular 'Passion Investment'? It's Not Art</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[The 2013 World Wealth Report is out today and finds that high-net-worth investors around the world allocate the biggest chunk of their cash (31.6%) to watches, gems and jewelry. Collectibles such as antiques and wine come in at second place (24.4%), while luxury items such a flash cars and boats are the next most popular, at 19%. So-called passion investments in art come in fourth, with 16.9% of average allocations globally.]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:14:00 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>Why the Small Stuff Matters</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[When someone thinks (or writes) about personal finance, there&#8217;s a big temptation to focus on the big stuff instead of the small stuff. When you write about big things like buying a car, you can immediately point to how one action can save you thousands. When you write about buying a house, you can point The post Why the Small Stuff Matters appeared first on The Simple Dollar.]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>How to Cope with Debt While You are Unemployed</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[Loss of employment can be a very emotionally difficult time. Fears about finding a new job and anxieties over how to make ends meet have the potential to rob you of sleep and hurt your self-esteem. However, you’re not completely without options. There are a few simple things you can do, some wise decisions you [...]]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:32:55 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>Bucks Blog: A Credit Card That Helps Pay Down Your Mortgage</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[Wells Fargo hopes it can generate more interest in a credit card to help people pay down their mortgages.    ...]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:22:07 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>European hedge funds struggle to break into U.S. market</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[MONTE CARLO, Monaco (Reuters) - European and Asian hedge fund firms are finding the potentially lucrative U.S. market impossible to ignore, but as tough as ever to negotiate.]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:40:34 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>How to Invest for a (Mostly) Tax-Free Retirement</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[&quot;Tax-free retirement&quot; has a nice ring, but creating a tax-free income stream is difficult—and maybe self-defeating.]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:13:00 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>‘Give While You Live’ Dominates Charitable Giving</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[At the current pace of charitable giving it will be another six years before we reach pre-recession generosity, according to the 2013 report from Giving USA, which tracks giving in America. Total giving by individuals, foundations and corporations reached $316 billion last year, up an inflation-adjusted 1.5% from $312 billion in 2011. It was the third consecutive year of increases, but the total falls far short of the inflation-adjusted $344 billion of charitable contributions in 2007. Giving is recovering along with the economy, which comes as no surprise. This is a familiar pattern in philanthropic circles, though the pace of the recovery in charitable giving this time around seems unusually slow. Giving remains mired at just 2% of GDP, the lowest figure in at least 10 years. According to an analysis from the publication Nonprofit Quarterly: “It only took three years after both the 1973-1975 recession and the 2001 recession for giving to meet or surpass the total giving level seen prior to the recession. But as of 2012, giving is still well below pre-recession levels, four years later.” A couple of data points leap off the pages of the Giving USA report: Bequests are way down Typically, giving by bequest rises in a tough economy, fundraising experts say. But bequests fell 7% last year. This may be largely due to a shift in the way individuals contribute; increasingly they are choosing to “give while they live.” This trend is apparent in the blockbuster growth of donor-advised funds and, as Giving USA points out, “the single largest influence on the higher numbers last year was the additional $8.7 billion in gifts made by individuals. Corporate giving is way up Individuals account for nearly three-quarters of total giving. But corporations stepped to the plate in a big way last year, increasing inflation-adjusted giving by 10%. This is partly attributable to a 17% jump in pre-tax profits and a trend toward in-kind donations, where companies offer materials and products they manufacture. Nonprofit Quarterly takes issue with the rise in corporate generosity: “It]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:50:52 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>Summer Food Safety Tips</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[Summer heat and parties don’t always mix well. The combination can be a recipe for foodborne illness. Earlier this spring, the Centers for Disease Control reported a 43% increase in Vibrio cases during 2012, and a 14% increase in Campylobacter. The former often stems from eating raw oysters, the latter, from undercooked poultry and produce. [...]]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:32:57 EDT</pubDate>
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								<description><![CDATA[This article was originally published on Cash Money Life | Personal Finance, Investing, &amp; Career at Traveling with Young Children.My wife and I just returned from an out of state vacation, our first with both of our children, ages 1.5 and four. Two years ago we traveled with our oldest daughter who was two at the time, and we stayed with my parents. That was a relatively easy trip, and we didn&#8217;t need to [...]   ~$~

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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:26:55 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>A $50 Movie Ticket? Theaters Try Selling a Supersized ‘Mega Ticket’</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[People complain that $50 is too steep of a price to bring a family of four to the movies. Yet this week theaters are seeing how many fans will pay $50 per person for a package that includes admission to the new Brad Pitt film, &#8220;World War Z,&#8221; two days before the worldwide release. The special &#8220;World War Z&#8221; Mega Ticket includes a single 3-D admission to the movie on June 19, two days before the official June 21 release, as well as a pair of collector&#8217;s 3-D glasses, a movie poster, an HD copy of the film when it becomes available, and a small popcorn. (Thirsty? Sorry, you have to buy your own beverage.) Five theaters around the country are participating, in Los Angeles, San Diego, Houston, Atlanta, and Philadelphia. The pricing strategy may be a sign that the usual movie pricing system, in which filmgoers pay the same flat price at theaters no matter what they&#8217;re seeing or when, could be on its way out. Last week, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas predicted the disappearance of flat pricing for movie tickets in the future. The filmmakers anticipate that the current system will be replaced by a tiered pricing strategy, in which special-effects-laden blockbusters cost $25 while low-budget dramas might run $7. (MORE: Apocalypse Marketing: Top 10 Products and Services for the End of the World) In some ways, we&#8217;re already seeing cracks in the flat-price per movie structure. Theaters have been charging extra for IMAX and 3-D screenings for years, of course, which has pushed average film prices skyward. Services such as MoviePass aim to disrupt movie theater pricing by allowing members to see one movie per day for a flat monthly fee. Some filmgoers have long wished for a variable pricing system at theaters, in which tickets might cost $5 for a frivolous movie—one you&#8217;d otherwise only watch on an airplane, or via Redbox. Studios and theaters would be far more likely to embrace such a pricing scenario if consumers simultaneously accepted the concept of a hot]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:26:25 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>High-End Suites In High Demand</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[Tova Syrowicz and her team at Elite Traveler have compiled a list of 101 top suites throughout the world. While not necessarily the most expensive suites worldwide, they’ve been judged as elite on a number of measures....]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:21:00 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>For wine investors, it's hard work to drink in success</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - When investing in wine, as opposed to drinking it, experts advise leaving your taste buds at the cellar door but keeping your eyes wide-open.]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:55:00 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>These Stocks Pay High Dividends And Grow Them Too</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[John E. Leslie III, CFA, Portfolio Manager, Miller/Howard Investments Inc. (subadvisor to Touchstone Premium Yield Fund)]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:52:00 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>The end of room service? Not so fast</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[(Reuters) - When the New York Hilton Midtown said it was dispensing with room service starting in August, it caught the attention of frequent travelers who, after getting in from a long flight, have...]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:41:26 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>Recessions and Bull Markets: Why Small Businesses Should Hedge Retirement Bets</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[Over the past 50 years, Small Business Week (June 17-21) has been a time to recognize and support the millions of small businesses in this country.  It’s also a time to assess the current challenges small business owners face and discuss viable solutions to those challenges....]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:32:00 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>Bernanke to Speak: 3 Big Questions We Hope the Fed Chief Will Answer</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[In an age of unconventional monetary policy, Fed whispering is an increasingly common art – this afternoon, all eyes will be on Ben Bernanke as he issues guidance on the Federal Reserve policies over the next few months. This particular press conference will be closely scrutinized, as we’re at a possible turning point with monetary policy. Bernanke and the rest of the Fed governors have been watching the US economy pick up in recent months, which should mean they are more likely to start scaling back their bond and asset buying programs, which have been pumping an unprecedented $85 billion into the economy over the last several months. Yet, even though the US is doing better than most of the rich world, the economy doesn’t have the escape velocity that the Fed was hoping for as they begin pulling back from their “quantitative easing program.” Of course, as Bernanke himself has been at pains to point out, “tapering” off asset buying isn’t the same as raising interest rates – while we’re likely to see the former, we probably won’t see the latter until several more months of data (including GDP figures, unemployment numbers, and consumer sentiment) are in. I’ll be on CNN today at 2:30 with analysis of Bernanke’s press conference, and my colleague Christopher Matthews will add his own commentary on Time.com as well. In the meantime, here are the big questions we’ll be looking to answer on the Fed’s decision this afternoon. Have risks of QE begun to outweigh the rewards? The recent popping of the emerging market bubble and the fall in the Nikkei, are, to many, one of the fallouts from years of easy money ((link to one of my various pieces on that)). The Fed has said it’s worried about creating bubbles in the global economy – we’ll see if Bernanke comments on that today. Will the Fed taper, or tighten? Reducing the scale of those $85 billion a month buys is likely – but a rise in interest rates probably isn’t yet. Nonetheless, mortgage rates have]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:19:49 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>State Street unveils shake-up in asset management arm</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[BOSTON (Reuters) - State Street Corp on Wednesday announced a shake-up in its asset management division, saying global equities chief Alistair Lowe will leave the company by the end of the year.]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:11:57 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>Where Can You Find Private Student Loans?</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[When I went to graduate school at Syracuse University, I had a small scholarship, and federal student loans. However, even with these resources, I still didn&#8217;t have quite enough money to pay tuition for my Master&#8217;s program. So I turned to a private student loan to supply the deficiency. &#8220;After students have considered scholarships, grants [...]Where Can You Find Private Student Loans? from personal finance blog Bargaineering.com.
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:05:01 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>I'm Sorry, But My Long-Term Goals Will Just Have To Wait</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[As markets reach higher highs and the frequency of articles espousing the "end is near" is increasing.  There must be a corollary somewhere.  Although, during the depths of the recession, I don't recall seeing too many reporters urging investors to put their cash into the market.  It's kinda funny-but kinda not.  The name of the game is to ratchet up the anxiety level wherever possible, and disguise it as news consumers should follow....]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>Credit Card Surcharge Good Or Bad For Small Businesses?</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[For years, merchants have been contractually barred from adding a surcharge for credit and debit card customers, even though they must pay a fee forThe post Credit Card Surcharge Good Or Bad For Small Businesses? appeared first on Credit Season .]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:23:28 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>Swiss parliament rejects U.S. tax deal</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[BERNE (Reuters) - The Swiss lower house of parliament dealt a final death blow on Wednesday to a draft law aimed at protecting the country's banks from criminal charges in the United States for...]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:21:32 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>FinCapDev Recap: App-trepreneurs Bet Mobile Technology On America's Financial Crisis</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[Call them app-trepreneurs, the millions of would-be founders who've developed the more than 900,000 apps currently on sale in Apple’s iPhone app store. 26 of these mobile designers came together Tuesday night in San Francisco’s financial district to pit their financially-charged applications against each other for $100,000 in prize money for the first ever FinCapDev competition.]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:16:00 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>Early, Smart Tax Planning Pays Off</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[Shelving tax planning until next spring could cost you money. The tax law passed earlier in the year imposes a 39.6-percent rate on taxable income oveThe post Early, Smart Tax Planning Pays Off appeared first on Credit Season .]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:53:33 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>Can the Crew from “Deadliest Catch” Obtain Life Insurance?</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[Believe it, or not, yes! It sure would cost them, though. If you take away the fact that they’re all surely covered fully due to being on a highly popular television show, they would just be fishermen. Which, if you don’t know, is ranked as the most dangerous occupation by the U.S. Bureau of Labor [...]]]></description>
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								<description><![CDATA[This is the third in a four-part series for new grads on managing your finances. (Read the first article here and the second article here.)...]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:29:00 EDT</pubDate>
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								<description><![CDATA[It’s a common situation: You’re a single parent, and your ex has stopped paying child support. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, just 41.2% ofThe post Collecting Unpaid Child Support appeared first on Credit Season .]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:25:01 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>3 Ways to Get a Promotion</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been at your company for a few years and hope to move up to the next level, here are three things you can do to increase your chances: Take initiative. Producing results in your job is just table stakes. Go beyond the confines of your current role and find ways to improve your group’s performance. Take on problems that no one else is solving. Choose your battles wisely. Display a sense of professional maturity by choosing battles that can be won. Not every inefficiency is worth tackling. Only take on problems that increase customer satisfaction, revenue, or productivity. Show you can manage people. This can be hard if it’s not one of your official responsibilities. If so, try to show your interpersonal and people management skills when working with groups. Adapted from “Getting that First Promotion” by John Beeson. Visit Harvard Business Review&#8217;s Management Tip homepage Purchase the HBR Management Tips book]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:20:18 EDT</pubDate>
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								<description><![CDATA[What inspires you to get up and get it done every day?  The answer may be different for every entrepreneur, but you&#8217;ll find plenty of motivating ideas in this new crop of business books. In the daily press of running a business, it&#8217;s tough to step back and take a breath. And when you do, reading business books might not be the first thing on your I-have-a-minute-to-myself list. But there&#8217;s a vast wealth of business knowledge at your fingertips, and it doesn&#8217;t take much time to reap the benefit. Consider reading just 10 pages a day. This steady diet of small, informative bites can feed your brain and your business. Not sure what to read? We&#8217;ve got your summer syllabus right here. Dennis McCafferty at Baseline Magazine outlines 10 new titles cover a range of business topics to help you boost your day-to-day job performance, career accomplishments, and overall satisfaction, improve your professional network, lead teams more effectively and regain a sense of purpose. Be sure to check the book links to confirm a book&#8217;s availability date. 1. The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business (Knopf) By Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen Synopsis: Two Google visionaries explore how technology, business and global affairs are becoming increasingly connected. 2. 9 Powerful Practices of Really Great Teams (Career Press) By Stephen E. Kohn and Vincent D. O&#8217;Connell Synopsis: Master the nine traits that define teams that can tackle anything, including thinking laterally and establishing—and enforcing—team norms. 3. This Is How to Get Your Next Job: An Inside Look at What Employers Really Want (AMACOM) By Andrea Kay Synopsis: Gain insights as to how to convey your character, abilities and values in a way that will land you a great position. 4. Stick With It: Mastering the Art of Adherence (McGraw-Hill Education) By Lee Colan and Julie Davis-Colan Synopsis: An idea is only as good as the individual or team that sees it through from start to finish. This book is based on interviews with 20,000 managers. 5.]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:17:10 EDT</pubDate>
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								<description><![CDATA[The father of value investing, Benjamin Graham once wrote that making money on investing should depend “on the amount of intelligent effort the investor is willing and able to bring to bear on his task” of security analysis. He defined the intelligent investor as an enterprising individual that has the time and energy to do his or her own investment research. In contrast to the intelligent investor is the defensive investor who would prefer to have another individual pick stocks, bonds and other financial assets on his or her behalf. Hiring a financial advisor is certainly one alternative, but most retail investors (and also many institutions) prefer to hire a manager through the purchase of a mutual fund. Below is an overview of when it might be a good time to invest through the purchase of mutual funds.]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>Transgender Marketing: 12 Campaigns That Defy Sexual Stereotyping</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[Here’s an only slightly exaggerated characterization of how the marketing and advertising industries have viewed gender: Men like sports, women like makeup, and never the twain shall meet. But those industries have been growing more comfortable in the gray areas between those black and white stereotypes.]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:39 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Pet Rabbit Edition</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[Our family now has a pet rabbit, named Oreo. He has an outdoor cage that we built ourselves. I would have expected that he would be frightened of our children, but he actually seems to like them very much. Whenever he sees them, he hops toward them and he happily eats everything that they feed The post The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Pet Rabbit Edition appeared first on The Simple Dollar.]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:16 EDT</pubDate>
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								<description><![CDATA[The benefits of a four-minute workout, gardening suggestions for aging bodies, advice on visiting Turkey these days and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times.    ...]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:12:39 EDT</pubDate>
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								<description><![CDATA[If you find yourself trying to get out of debt it can be overwhelming to know that you owe a great deal of money. It can be even more overwhelming when collectors contact you repeatedly in order to try and get you to pay. The good news is that you do have some rights. The [...]The post Fair Debt Collection Practices: Your Rights appeared first on Money Smart Life.]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:00:19 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>When bipolar disorder leads to extreme shopping</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - For some people, overspending might mean ordering the lobster or splurging on an extra pair of shoes at Macy's.]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:06:40 EDT</pubDate>
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								<description><![CDATA[When making a big (or even small) purchase, many people fail to think about the end game. What happens when you no longer want the item, it&#8217;s old and broken down, or you have to sell it to help with &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:37:41 EDT</pubDate>
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								<description><![CDATA[I was talking with friends over the weekend when one of them asked me a question I&#8217;d, surprisingly, never saw before (I would also later see it on Reddit). My friend received a letter in the mail from his credit card company that &#8220;congratulated&#8221; him on his good credit behavior. It also increased his credit [...]Should I Accept a Credit Line Increase? from personal finance blog Bargaineering.com.
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:15:50 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>The spam email strategy for savings</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[This post is from staff writer Honey Smith. On Saturday, Jake woke up restless. Despite the fact that it was 112 degrees outside (argh) he really wanted to leave the house. While I would have been fine staying in, I understood where he was coming from; Jake works from home and hadn&#8217;t left the house [...]    ...]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:00:37 EDT</pubDate>
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								<description><![CDATA[When Kelly Mears graduates from Union College in the summer of 2015, she will have $100,000 in student loans. Armed with a political science degree,The post Graduating With $100,000 In Student Loan Debt appeared first on Credit Season .]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:21:25 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>Business majors most likely to be underemployed, report finds</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[What you major in can mean the difference between making an annual salary or making Frappucinnos post-graduation, according to a recent report.]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:03:40 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>Can you afford an international retirement living?</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[This post is from staff writer Jeffrey Steele. On a recent trip to Guadalajara, Mexico, our hosts announced one Sunday they were taking us to a special place outside the city. We climbed into a van and motored an hour southeast, coming to a halt on the shores of Lake Chapala. Mexico&#8217;s largest fresh-water lake, Chapala is [...]    ...]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:00:41 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>Google Wants Your Money, But Not Your Advice</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[Big tech companies like Google and Facebook have made their fortunes by putting the power of the Internet in the hands of ordinary people. But when it comes to empowering their own shareholders, these companies are a lot less willing to relinquish control. When these firms went public in 2004 and 2012 respectively, they each issued two different classes of stocks: One class to be held by the founders and another by ordinary shareholders. In both cases, the voting rights of these share classes enabled the founders to retain complete control of the company. And on Monday, Google reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit that will allow it to issue a third class of shares with no voting rights at all, which will presumably give the firm ammunition for future acquisitions. The tendency for tech firms to use a so-called &#8220;dual-class&#8221; structure (a bit of a misnomer in Google&#8217;s case, as it will now offer three classes) has drawn the ire of many investors. When Facebook launched its dual-class structure last year the advisory firm Institutional Investor Services (ISS) inveighed against the social media giant in a letter to clients. The letter recalled examples of companies like Benihana in which the dual-class structure fomented contentious battles for control of the company after the founders left.  Writes ISS: &#8220;By establishing a dual-class structure at the onset of public trading, companies divide ownership interests into potentially opposing groups. These early fractures can widen into fault lines, eventually resulting in a costly, distracting, and potentially unpopular restructuring.&#8221; (MORE: After Austin: Five Reasons You’ll Want Google Fiber in Your City) ISS also worries that a dual-class structure leads to unaccountable management and poor performance over the long run. Indeed studies have shown that firms with a dual-class structure pay their executives more, and their stocks perform worse than companies with a single-class structure. But when deciding whether a company&#8217;s share structure will be good for the firm in the long term, it&#8217;s really necessary to look at companies on a case-by-case basis. First of all, Google has]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:45:13 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>Children and Allowance – When to Start and How Much</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[Long before we enter the working world, wage disparity can occur in the form of allowance. I don’t remember talking to my friends about how much allowance they made, but I am guessing the subject probably came up.  As a parent, allowance is definitely something to consider carefully.  You don’t want to give your child [...]Copyright © Free From Broke - A Personal Finance Blog Please visit for more great content!
Children and Allowance &#8211; When to Start and How Much]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:26:12 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>Fixed Annuities: Maximize State Guaranty Coverage Limits</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[A recent article by Scott Burns talked about investing in deferred fixed annuities with CD-like qualities, an example offered a 3% yield guaranteed for 5 years plus no surrender charges (similar to early withdrawal penalty) after 5 years. This is a better rate than current bank CDs offer, and annuities can grow tax-deferred for those [...]]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:51:22 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>Analysis: Hospital investors sold on U.S. health reform despite bumps</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. hospital operators have been on a tear this year, on average posting triple the gains of the broader stock market, as investors tallied up the benefits of President...]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:05:46 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>New York state announces plan for board to help cash-strapped cities</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state lawmakers on Tuesday announced plans to create a financial restructuring board and binding arbitration process to help struggling municipalities manage their...]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:48:32 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>7 Websites to Help You Manage Your Finances Online</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[Technology has provided us with a number of ways to stay on top of what&#8217;s happening in our lives. This, of course, includes our finances. There are a number of online financial management applications that can [...]Recommended For You:Best Discount Brokers: Lowest Mutual Fund Trading FeeAre You Making the Best Use of Financial Technology?How to Automate Your Budget6 Great Financial Resources For Beginning InvestorsBest Discount Stock Brokers with Lowest Trading Fees

Read the rest of 7 Websites to Help You Manage Your Finances Online at Moolanomy.com.]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:31:35 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>What Miss Utah Should've Said About The Pay Gap</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[By now, you’ve probably heard or seen the garbled answer Miss Utah, Marissa Powell, gave to this question during Sunday’s the Miss USA pageant:
A recent report shows that in 40 percent of American families with children, women are the primary earners yet they continue to earn less than men. What does this say about society?
Powell’s response (which you can watch on YouTube):
I think we can relate this back to education ... and how we are continuing to try to strive ... to figure out how to create jobs right now. That is the biggest problem. I think especially the men are seen as the leaders of this and so we need to figure out how to create education better so that we can solve this problem.
Don't Be So Hard on Miss Utah...]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:59:00 EDT</pubDate>
							</item><item><title>A Return To 10 Percent Down Payments</title>
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								<description><![CDATA[After virtually disappearing for years, the 10 percent down payment is back....]]></description>
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								<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:26:00 EDT</pubDate>
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