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- Personal Finance Daily: Happy holidays from the MarketWatch Personal Finance team
From all of us on the MarketWatch Personal Finance team, here's wishing you the merriest of Christmases and the happiest of holiday seasons. - Mortgage refis surge
Mortgage rates went up this week from near-record lows as brokers and bankers scrambled to keep up with an influx of applications. - advertisement - - Retirement advice for all ages
The financial planning profession is undergoing a revolution, with planners migrating from a money-centered orientation to what Certified Financial Planner Roy T. Diliberto calls "financial life planning." The more humanistic movement focuses on what clients want to achieve in their lifetime and helps them to reach those goals by working with them in managing their personal finances. - The Telegraph's Personal Finance Awards 2008 (Daily Telegraph)
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-25 03:24 Little room for more China property tax cuts-economist (Interactive Investor) - Danish investment in personal drugs
The Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has granted the University of Copenhagen with DKK 240 million to invest in cross-scientific research projects. - The Telegraph's Personal Finance Awards 2008
Website of the Telegraph Media Group with breaking news, sport, business, latest UK and world news. Content from the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph newspapers and video from Telegraph TV. - Starbucks May Not Match 401(k) Contributions
New York, Dec. 23 - Coffee shop chain Starbucks Corp has informed employees it won't guarantee matching contributions to their 401(k) retirement plans next year. - Unisys Cuts 401(k) Match
Unisys Corporation is suspending its 401(k) plan matching contribution to save $50 million annually as part of a series of cost-cutting moves designed to slash its expenses by more than $250 million. - Starbucks 401(k) Match Goes Discretionary
If the giant coffee retailer decides to fund a 2009 match, it may be at a different rate than currently used. - Happy holidays from the MarketWatch Personal Finance team
From all of us on the MarketWatch Personal Finance team, here's wishing you the merriest of Christmases and the happiest of holiday seasons. - Personal loans dry up as APRs treble
The number of personal loans on the market has shrunk by just under a half since the beginning of 2008, according to new research. - Starbucks May Cut 401(k) Match
Current Starbucks Corp. employees get a gradually increasing 401(k) match, depending on how long they have been with the company. Matches begin at 25 cents for each dollar contributed up to the first 4 percent of pay for workers with less than 36 months on the job and gradually perk up until they max out at $1.50 for each dollar saved after 120 months or more of service. The coffee company plans to spend about $15 million on 401(k) matches this year. - Starbucks may cut 401(k) matching contributions: Report
Starbucks Corp. may stop or cut back contributing to employees 401(k) retirement accounts next year, according to a Tuesday report. - Starbucks may not match 401(k) contributions: WSJ
YEAR IN REVIEW: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Business Insurance looks back on the top stories and newsmakers in employee benefits over the past year, including the expected change in health care policy direction with the election of Barack Obama as president; pension-funding relief; and San Franciscos health care mandate. CLICK HERE - Difficult year ahead for Britons with personal loans
The price comparison websites head of loans, Tim Moss, expects banks to continue to keep a tight grip on lending, which when combined with a rise in unemployment will leave more people struggling to repay outstanding debts. - PSCA 2008 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan Eligibility Survey Released
The American Nurses Association on Behalf of the Larger Nursing Community Announces the Release of a First of Its Kind Study on the Economic Value of Nursing - PSCA 2008 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan Eligibility Survey Released
CHICAGO (Business Wire) -- The Profit Sharing/401k Council of America (PSCA) has released its 2008 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan Eligibility Survey. This snapshot survey investigates eligibility practices of 531 profit sharing, 401(k), and combination plans. The full report is available at www.psca.org. - Sainsbury's cuts personal loans rate to 8.2% online
Online applications for Sainsbury's Finance Loans from 7,000 to 15,000 have been cut to 8.2% APR typical from 8.9% APR typical. This is a limited offer and is one of the lowest rates in the market. - 'Boat burglaries up' says insurer
Thieves are attracted by the expensive equipment onboard such as radios, navigation systems and personal entertainment sets. - 20 personal finance ideas for 2009
Ex-child actor killed after taking son hostage - Starbucks may not match 401(k) contributions
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coffee shop chain Starbucks Corp has informed employees it won't guarantee matching contributions to their 401(k) retirement plans next year. - Can I Use My Personal Credit for My Business?
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The City watchdog handed down fines of 22m in 2008 as it clamped down on cases of mortgage fraud and loan insurance mis-selling. - When to ditch debt management
I am in a debt management program and I just received a summons to go to court. I have an attorney with this program, and she says to go to court and tell them that I cannot afford it. What should I do? Should I stop the debt program and get a local attorney? - Check terms of loan before refinancing
I have an 80/20 mortgage and I'm 2 years into the loans. In July 2009, my rate will start adjusting. Can I refinance now or do I have to wait until July? Is there any help out there to get me out of the 80/20 situation that I was forced into?