Dividends vs Growth Stocks in Foolish Money Talks
Questioning if dividend paying stocks underperform. Answer suggests dividends can boost earnings growth, with recent years showing dividend hikers outperforming the market. Also notes tax advantages and definite returns. Provides tips to free cash for investing, including mortgage refinances, paying down debt, cash back cards, cutting unused expenses, and selling unused items.
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eBay
Changing Places Couples Compete In AT HOME Contest
Two couples set to compete in a Changing Places challenge with a pair of rooms featured. The segment airs tomorrow on AT HOME with details available at www.thesouthern.com.
Variable annuities ruin nest eggs warn investors
Surprised investors like Kay and Tim Plumlee watched $126,000 in a work plan fall to $60,000 after two years in a guaranteed 6 percent variable annuity. Others, including William Stapp with $433,000, saw a drop to $190,000. Regulators link losses to market declines and aggressive sales. Industry officials say ads hype benefits while commissions and fees aren’t fully disclosed.
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Kay Plumlee
Tim
Plumlees
Ulysses
Kan
William Stapp
Overland Park, Kan
Susan Wyderko
The
Commission
Investor Education Division
Garrison
Kansas
David Brant
Boomers’ dream of rock stardom feeds instrument sales
In Brookfield Wisconsin Richard Holloway a former singer songwriter now leads Dr Linda and the Ultrasounds while aging baby boomers resurge as musicians. NAMM the music products association funds programs like Weekend Warriors to spur new players and boost gear purchases across nearly 8000 companies.
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Richard Holloway
Holloway
Brookfield, Wis
Dr. Linda and
The
Ultrasounds
Milwaukee
Holloway’s
International Music Products Association
Medical College of Wisconsin
Linda
Ken Kauer
Dave Cress
Linda Meurer
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