Stock or cash for policyholders facing IPOs
Tens of millions of Ameri can policyholders face stock or cash choices as mutual insurers go public. Sun Life and MetLife outline allocations and timing, with guidance on risk, taxes, dividends, and the fate of non responders, including cash for small policies and shares held in trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hancock
Sun Life
Canada
Metropolitan Life
Prudential
California
MetLife
Kevin Foley
Keith Maurer
Insurance Designs, Education and Solutions
Tampa
Fla
John Hancock Financial Services
Favor Industries
Steve Estrin
Financial Advisory Group
Houston
Payday loans fuel debate as costs and debts rise
Fort Lewis soldier Harry Winchester borrowed 250 and paid 45 in fees raising concerns in Congress and state lawmakers. Washington regulators note licenses required and 15 dollar per 100 loan caps, while banks and lenders say many clients are middle income, financially stretched, and repeat borrowers.
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Congress
Legislature
Jean Ann Fox
Consumer Federation of America
Washington, D.C
Winchester
California
Joseph Lieberman
D-Conn
Fox
Brian Sullivan
D-Tacoma
Sullivan
Federal Way
Blumber
Mark Thomson
State Department of Financial Institutions
Mike Humphries
Pacific Financial Holdings
Humphries
Puget Sound
Washington
Boeing
Doug Walsh
State Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
Tacoma
Walsh
Indiana Department of Financial Institutions
Miller
CheckPoint Check Loans
South
Port Lewis
Korea
Teaching kids smart shopping with an allowance plan
A personal finance expert advises parents to start with children at age seven or eight using an allowance to learn money management. The piece outlines budgeting for clothing, tracking spending, shopping lists, and flexible plans as kids grow, plus tips on thrift shopping and timing purchases.
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Murphy
Nancy Drennen
Colorado State University
Department of
Drennen
Nero
Gap
Abercrombie
Burger Prices Vary Worldwide Surging in Copenhagen and London
A Runzheimer International survey tracks a cheese burger meal in 14 cities noting Los Angeles as baseline. Copenhagen costs $1.63 per dollar of L A price, London $1.18, Tokyo $1.14, while Hong Kong and Sydney run cheaper.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
London
Hong Kong
Sydney
Australia
Los Angeles
Tokyo
Runzheimer International
Global price survey shows wide variance by city
A Rochester Wisconsin based management consulting firm notes meal costs vary globally. In Rio de Janeiro a meal costs 44 cents, 54 cents in Hong Kong, 80 cents in Sydney. Prices depend on economy strength wages labor rates competition and exchange rates, with Los Angeles Munich and Vienna often pricier.
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Rochester
Wis
Rio de Janeiro
Hong Kong
Sydney
Los Angeles
Munich
Germany
Bron
Vienna
Austria
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Wote
Scaprs
Howard News Service
Mary
Estes Park
Colo
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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