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Okay. Your 401(k) hasn't lived up to the hype, but remember that even Warren Buffett lost $25 billion in the Great Recession. You've just survived one of the most harrowing periods in the history of modern finance. If you lost less than a third of your portfolio, you fared reasonably well. Your 401(k) may not be all it was cracked up to be, but with tax-deferred growth and a company match, it's still one of the best tools you have to get your retirement back on track. Handled with care (diverse, conservative investments...
...your grown kids. Nine in 10 parents of adult children admit to having helped their kids financially - and a third of them concede that this aid is setting back their retirement aspirations, according to financial advisers at Ameriprise. "Have the courage to say no," says Renee Porter-Medley, a financial planner at Key Private Bank in Fort Myers, Fla. State colleges and small weddings are fine; you are under no obligation to help with a down payment. If the kids need money, let them get loans. They have decades to repay them; you can always help out later...
...Citizen, $21 million, first weekend 3. Paranormal Activity, $20.2 million; $33.7 million, fourth week 4. Couples Retreat, $18 million; $63.3 million, second week 5. The Stepfather, $12.3 million, first weekend 6. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, $8.1 million; $108.3 million, fifth week 7. Zombieland, $7.8 million; $60.8 million, third week 8. Toy Story 3-D and Toy Story 2 3-D, $3 million; $28.6 million, third week 9. Surrogates, $1.9 million; $36.3 million, fourth week 10. The Invention of Lying, $1.9 million; $ 15.5 million, third week...
That's a good question. After all, good deeds shouldn't have to stay within the bloodline, right? Find out why you might want to consider adopting a third (or fourth?) grandma (in concept) for yourself, after the jump...
Lawn Chair Larry's unlikely flight spawned many imitators. In 2008, Oregon man Kent Couch successfully took his own balloon-powered lawn chair on a 235-mile (378 km) trek across the state, traveling across the Idaho state line. This was Couch's third trip - his second stopped just short of the state line, while the first ended with him parachuting from the chair after popping too many balloons...