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Choosing where to invest hypothetical $10,000 in 2011

Experts' choices reflect brighter outlook, favor stocks mostly over bonds

December 16, 2010

How would you invest $10,000 in the coming year?We pose that question annually to a panel of investment experts.For 2010, funds based on select stock indexes have dominated the successful choices.For example, the recommendations of Sheldon

In the News: December 16, 2010

December 16, 2010

Dec. 14 / Employment dips in November here Some 208,500 people held nonagricultural wage and salary jobs in the Spokane area in November, down by 600 from the November 2009 level, but up by 400 from October, preliminary state figures 9

Calendar: December 16, 2010

December 16, 2010 - January 13, 2011

December 16, 2010

Meetings & Events The Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce will host a Business Connections Breakfast on Friday, Dec. 17, at the Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center, 1100 N. Sullivan, in Spokane Valley. The program, Season of will a

Volatile financial markets beckon beginning investors

'Buy low, sell high' advice makes current low ebb feel like opportune time

December 2, 2010

Andrew Leckey

Will beginners rush in where veterans refuse to tread?The exodus from financial markets by many weary investors who have lost both courage and money is understandable. They need a timeout.Continued market volatility, however, also has a on be

Average 401(k) balance rose nearly 32 percent last year

Report finding pertained to 'consistent' participants; loan activity also climbed

December 2, 2010

The average 401(k) retirement account rose 31.9 percent in 2009, says a report released last month by the Employee Benefit Research Institute and the Investment Company Institute that analyzed a group of "consistent" participants.The rise in was

Wealth firms ready to fight for top talent

Competition looks likely to rise as post-meltdown era begins to take shape

December 2, 2010

After two years of contraction, hiring in the asset- and wealth-management industry rebounded worldwide in 2010, and compensation is set to show modest gains, says a new report by New York-based global executive search and assessment firm Russell

Advisers plan varied routes to navigate choppy market

While world events affect markets, consultants differ on response

December 2, 2010

Mike McLean

With recent news about European debt woes, a currency cold war between the U.S. and China, and bad loans piling up in India, uncertainties have sent worldwide securities markets on a roller-coaster track. In a reflection of that turbulence, advice

Financial advice for workers

Along with 401(k)s, employers offer range of tools to help workers invest money wisely

December 2, 2010

Chey Scott

Most people know that many employers here provide their workers with a 401(k) retirement account, but what is less known is how much employers do to help workers succeed in reaching their retirement saving goals.Among those services are online a

Researchers unravel clues to infertility among obese women

Findings challenge belief held widely that insulin resistance is main culprit

December 2, 2010

News Wise

Obese women have a well-known risk for infertility, but a new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study has unraveled what investigators there believe is the mechanism that accounts for the risk. The research, conducted in mice and published online

AIDS drugs: Universal access now looks unachievable

Global economic woes hinder efforts to raise needed sum, study finds

December 2, 2010

Universal access to lifesaving AIDS drugs—a United Nations' Millennium Development Goal that officials hoped to accomplish by 2010—would require a daunting annual investment of $15 billion from the international community at a time when 4