Work in Retirement? Don’t Be So Sure. – Wall St Journal
Two new studies find an increasingly worrisome disconnect between Americans’ plans to continue working in retirement and their ability to do so. Retirees have long depended on three sources of income to pay their bills in later life: Social Security, employer retirement plans and personal savings. In recent years, though—and, in particular, in the wake […]
Title Insurance: A Friend in Deed – Wall St Journal
But only one title matters when buying a home.Before a sale is complete, both the bank and the borrower want to be sure that the title—the formal document that shows proof of ownership—is free and clear. That means there are no delinquent taxes, unpaid liens, undisclosed heirs or other disputes that must be resolved before […]
Five Bedrock Principles for Investors (Wall St Journal)
Brilliance isn’t the only key to Warren Buffett’s investing success. See rule No. 5…and these other fundamental truths that can help any investor, says Wall Street Journal columnist Morgan Housel. Source: Five Bedrock Principles for Investors
City of Spokane ‘Air BnB Rules’ – Short Term Rentals
A short-term rental is where a residential dwelling unit or bedrooms in a residential unit are rented to overnight guests for fewer than 30 days. Short term rentals are a permitted use in residential zones. The City ordinance creates two categories of short-term rentals. One category is for lodging only, which requires a business license […]
Spokane-area job numbers are rebounding > Spokane Journal of Business
Spokane-area job numbers are reboundingHigher-wage industries leading trend in growthMike McLean June 4th, 2015 0 0 0 0 0The number of jobs in Spokane County likely will reach prerecession levels this summer, at least a year earlier than projected last year, says Doug Tweedy, Spokane-based regional labor economist with the Washington state Employment Security Department.The mix of jobs, though, is […]
Supreme Court Sides With Muslim Abercrombie Job Applicant over Head Scarf – WSJ
The Supreme Court on Monday said a Muslim woman who applied to work at Abercrombie & Fitch Co. can raise discrimination claims without proving the company intentionally avoided hiring her because she wore a head scarf for religious reasons.The 8-1 decision heightened the duty employers have to accommodate workers’ religious practices, ruling that federal law […]
When Family-Friendly Policies Backfire – NYTimes.com
Family-friendly policies can help parents balance jobs and responsibilities at home, and go a long way toward making it possible for women with children to remain in the work force. But these policies often have unintended consequences. They can end up discouraging employers from hiring women in the first place, because they fear women will […]
Why Children Are Abandoning Baseball – WSJ
But MLB faces headwinds that have been years in the making and forces that are outside its direct control. In 2002, nine million people between the ages of 7 and 17 played baseball in the U.S., according to the National Sporting Goods Association, an industry trade group. By 2013, the most recent year for which […]
So Why Do We Prefer Doritos To Celery? Taste the Science in Every Bite – WSJ
So why do we prefer Doritos to celery? The answer, according to the author, is twofold: Our real food has become tasteless, and we’ve mastered making fake food delicious. “The Dorito Effect, very simply, is what happens when food gets blander and flavor technology gets better,” he writes. Source: Taste the Science in Every Bite […]
When Do You Need To Make A Will? – Yahoo Finance
By Gerri Detweiler May 8, 2015 8:42 AM If there is one thing we need to get done before we die, it’s making a will, but you probably won’t find it on anyone’s bucket list. A lot of us never get around to it. In fact, more than half of Americans […]