It’s always nice to have one’s beliefs confirmed. I was traveling this week, and wasn’t able to follow current events closely, but as the bad news around Toyota continued to mount, I figured that someone at NRO would be flacking for the Japanese and suggesting that it was all part of a government plot to [...]
(Money Magazine) — Question: I’m 34 and have yet to begin saving for retirement. I’m considering participating in my company’s 401(k) plan, but I’m unsure whether to do so since my employer doesn’t match my contribution. What do you advise? –Nikia, New York, New York Answer: I recommend that you sign up for your 401(k) [...]
Over 160 PR and IR professionals joined our Business Wire Silicon Valley media breakfast panel at Advanced Micro Devices’ (AMD) Conference center on Thursday, January 14th, in Sunnyvale, CA for an engaging discourse on best practices in public and media relations. Here is a video from the event: Moderated by Anthony DeRico, Director of Digital [...]
Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama said $30 billion of the bailout money paid back by Wall Street financial institutions should be used to help community banks provide loans that will spur hiring by small businesses. Obama said he wants to create a Small Business Lending Fund using money transferred from the Troubled Asset [...]
(Money Magazine) — Question: My mother-in-law, who’s in her early 60s, was recently widowed. She now has Social Security and approximately $300,000 from a life insurance policy to live on. She’s not comfortable taking on much, if any, risk but she does need to generate income from the life insurance proceeds. Any recommendations for how [...]
The Plaka was once the heart of modern Athens, first Ottoman Athens and then the Athens built largely by German kings and queens and their philhellenic architects. It was ruined by the work of brilliant American archaeologists who tore out the heart of the neighborhood in digging up the ancient agora and by corrupt politicians [...]
The piece below was authored by our friend Hank Boerner, Chairman of the Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc. on the newly approved SEC guidance relating to climate change risk. Feel free to contact Business Wire with any questions regarding this update. SEC DECISION RAISES THE BAR FOR CORPORATE (ISSUER) DISCLOSURE ON SUSTAINABILITY RISKS One more [...]
Good but not enough. That’s how some academics and advisers characterize President Barack Obama’s plans to help Americans save more for retirement. Obama wants to expand tax credits that reward retirement savers, and he wants to require all employers to provide workplace-based retirement-savings plans, the so-called automatic IRAs. The president’s proposals are based on research [...]