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Is it too late to save your retirement? For many, the answer is surely yes. News out this week shows that 29% of those who have already retired have saved nothing at all to support themselves, while only a third have saved at least $50,000. To put this ...Read More

Plans for a new high-speed rail network, featuring 250mph trains, have been announced by Transport Secretary Lord Adonis. A White Paper is recommending a route for a new line between London and Birmingham with a future extension to northern England and Scotland. The public will be consulted on ...Read More

forbes:http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/10/10-tax-tips-stock-options-personal-finance-robert-wood.html?partner=yahoobuzz 1. There are two types of stock options. There are incentive stock options (or ISOs) and non-qualified stock options (or NSOs). Some employees receive both. Your plan (and your option grant) will tell you which type you are receiving. ISOs are taxed the most favorably. There is ...Read More

By MATTHIAS RIEKER J.P. Morgan Income Builder Fund isn’t your grandfather’s retirement fund. In addition to the stock-and-bond mix usually seen in mutual funds geared to investors nearing retirement, Income Builder Fund (ticker symbol JNBAX) invests in collateralized mortgage obligations, real-estate investment trusts, convertible bonds, emerging-market equities and ...Read More

Ten years ago, investors knew that technology would change the world, and they were right. But you can be 100% right about the future and end up with zero to show for it if you overpay in the first place. On March 10, 2000, the Nasdaq Composite index ...Read More

By TIMOTHY W. MARTIN Erin Libranda Coupon clipper Erin Libranda of Katy, Texas, after she saved more than $1,000 on a midnight shopping trip to two supermarkets. Under a futon in her Charleston, S.C., apartment, Stacy Smith has stashed boxes of soy bars, bags of potato chips, bottles ...Read More

Helix Energy Solutions is engaging financial advisors to assist the company in evaluating the strategic alternatives available for a complete divestment of its oil and gas business.On the news, shares of Helix are up over 6.3%. Article Controls forbes:http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/08/gainers-helix-cell-markets-equities-xyratex-marketnewsvideo.html?partner=yahoobuzz Cell Therapeutics ( CTIC - news - people ) ...Read More

By JAMES R. HAGERTY Pressure is growing on U.S. banks to ease terms for distressed homeowners on home-equity loans and other second-lien mortgages. Rep. Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, last week sent a letter to the four biggest U.S. banks demanding “immediate steps to ...Read More

By JONNELLE MARTE Even last week’s modestly upbeat jobs report hasn’t altered the harsh truth facing millions of Americans: It’s still ugly out there. While Congress is trying to entice companies to start hiring again, many businesses have become used to working with leaner staffs. Some continue to ...Read More

Icelanders are going to the polls to vote on paying the UK and Netherlands after the collapse of the Icesave bank, with a resounding “no” vote expected. The British and Dutch governments want reimbursement for the 3.8bn euros (