Money Prophet

When Can You Retire?

Media City can only hope the perfect storm of financial peril — White House indecision, partisan gridlock and September market volatility — will hit as hard as Hurricane Earl did.

The Marcellus Shale rush didn’t change the client base for Tunkhannock certified public accountant Paul Sidorek.

In a world that runs on debits and credits, a sound financial education is priceless.

Two views on prospects for foreign tech firms in China. First, former Google China chief Lee Kaifu has dispensed some advice for western tech firms about how to succeed in the mainland China market.

D.C. mayoral candidate Vincent C.

This post first appeared on March 24, 2008 The comments in the Financial Times by Yoshimi Watanabe, Japan’s financial services minister, are extraordinary. He ventured to give the US advice on its credit crunch based on Japan’s experience during its post-bubble-years banking crisis. And it’s not pretty

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard boosted her chances of forming government by agreeing to parliamentary reforms proposed by one of the three independent lawmakers who’ll determine who governs, the Australian Financial Review reported.

HOUSTON—A record number of people are tapping into their retirement savings to make it through the economic downturn and one financial consultant wants to offer advice on how to keep your head, and pocketbooks, afloat. Fidelity, which manages 401 plans for 11 million Americans, found that the number of people taking loans or hardship withdrawals from their retirement plans is higher than ever …

HOUSTON—A record number of people are tapping into their retirement savings to make it through the economic downturn and one financial consultant wants to offer advice on how to keep your head, and pocketbooks, afloat.