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View Article  Fred Harteis News Articles - Help! I haven't saved for retirement

Fred Harteis News Articles – Looking for some suggestions on how to save enough for retirement, even if it will be here sooner than later.

 

If you are in your 50’s and have very minimal saved for retirement your not alone. But you're better off than a lot of people. According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute's 2005 Retirement Confidence Survey, only 42 percent of people 55 and older have $100,000 or more tucked away in retirement savings (though many people still own their homes).

And if you earn a reasonable annual return ...   more »

View Article  Fred Harteis News Articles -Winning in the Business World

Fred Harteis News Articles - The business world is another animal entirely. Politically motivated and fraught with nonsensical change, it's not a natural fit for ambitious graduates who leave school expecting results from a logical combination of education and effort. Suddenly, the tenets of success we've followed since kindergarten don't apply, because getting ahead in the business world often has nothing to do with intelligence or exceeding a set of defined expectations. Since they don't teach corporate in college, here are six tips to help you win at the business world's game:

 

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View Article  Fred Harteis News Articles - 5 ways to fly for cheap

Fred Harteis News Articles - Fly cheap while you still can. The money-losing airline industry is raising fares and adding fees as it struggles with record-high fuel prices.

 

Meanwhile, the weak economy has forced us to cut back on costs. Many are opting for "staycations" by choosing not to travel when they have time off.

 

But experts say there are still plenty of travel deals for those who want or need to get somewhere. "Everyone's saying the fares are going up, but there are still many, many, many cheap tickets," says George Hobica, ...   more »

View Article  Fred Harteis News Articles- 5 ways to cut car insurance costs

Fred Harteis News Articles - You can't fill your tank these days without feeling as if you've been kicked, simultaneously, in the gut and the bank account.

 

There's not much you can do about gas prices, but there is one thing you can do to cancel out rising car costs: Get a better deal on your auto insurance.

 

Competition has kept premiums low; and if you haven't revisited your policy in a while, you may have missed some money savers.

 

Try one (or more) of these methods to put your auto expenses ...   more »

View Article  Fred Harteis News Articles - Divorced from you, still married to your money

Fred Harteis News Articles - As you may already know, June is the most popular month in this country for weddings. So now that the marrying month is almost over, I thought it might be a good idea to turn the focus to - what else? - divorce!

 

I don't mean to be a downer about it, but the reality is, the divorce rate has hovered pretty close to the 50% mark for years now. And while there are lots of financial (not to mention emotional) complexities related to divorce, financial planners say one ...   more »