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Knowledge is best tool for year-end financial planning

Thorough status review can help you eliminate surprises, shrink tax bill
December 6, 2012
Matthew Lusk
A number of uncertainties limit the ability of business owners, executives, and employees to effectively plan for the future. Although we are generally restricted to a "big picture" vision of what is to come, we can focus on the details of today to
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Calculating minimum asset comfort level for retirement

Survey finds that passing $250,000 mark provides greater overall confidence
December 6, 2012
As Americans emerge from the Great Recession, confidence in a future retirement sets in for people who have $250,000 or more in investable assets, says the latest findings from theWells FargoAffluent Retirement Survey.For the survey, Harris of
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Investing skepticism still lingers

Only six of 10 investors say putting money into stocks remains important to them
December 6, 2012
PR Newswire
Four years after the 2008 global financial crisis, the onset of a severe economic recession, and ongoing market turbulence, a lack of faith in equity investing appears to be lingering, even for long-term investors who say thatsaving for their top
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Evaluating continuing care

Gifting rules, arbitration clauses described as areas that deserve close scrutiny
December 6, 2012
Seniors face a sometimes daunting process, particularly in evaluating contractual terms, when researching moving into a continuing-care retirement facility, says Richard Sayre, a partner at the Spokane-based Sayre & Sayre PS law firm."It's just
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Guarding your 401(k) nest egg takes some active steps

Target date funds gain popularity with account holders who have little investing savvy
December 6, 2012
Treva Lind
Safeguarding a 401(k) account goes beyond making a few fund choices and then glancing occasionally at statements, financial advisers here say. Plan participants can take steps to ensure that balances don't erode.The tips include rebalancing at a
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Study links job insecurity, perceived health ailments

Fearful workers also show more anxiety, depression symptoms, researchers say
November 21, 2012
News Wise
Workers who perceive their jobs aren't secure are more likely to rate themselves in poor health and have increased symptoms of anxiety and depression, says a recent article in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.Sarah A. and a
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OSHA, panel renew pact to protect airline workers

Alliance seeks to address hazards tied to operating ground support equipment
November 21, 2012
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says it has renewed an alliance with the Airline Ground Safety Panel to address hazards and worker injuries related to operating aviation ground support equipment.The Airline Ground Safety Panel
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'Smoke-free' study finds big benefits

Fewer hospitalizations noted in areas that have cracked down on puffing
November 21, 2012
News Wise
Laws that end smoking at work and other public places result in significantly fewer hospitalizations for heart attacks, strokes, asthma, and other respiratory conditions, a new analysis performed by researchers at the University of California at on
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—Staff photo by Treva Lind

Avista-SCC lineworker training program climbs in popularity

Lineworker school draws full classes to learn trade, scaling of tall power poles
November 21, 2012
Treva Lind
A pre-apprentice lineworker school in Spokane has filled early with 54 students for a Jan. 2 session designed to teach both technical skills in the classroom and daily power-pole climbs in varied weather conditions.Under a partnership between of
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—Staff photo by Jessica Valencia

Rehabilitation facility brings transit indoors

Airplane hull installed last summer is newest therapy module
November 21, 2012
Jessica Valencia
Paul Swanson, a patient at St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute, and his physical therapist talk through each step of the process it takes to transfer from a wheelchair to the passenger seat of the nearby car. Ten feet away sits part of an airplane
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