When NPR?s Adam Davidson wrote this week about a New York nanny who earned $180,000 per year plus benefits, I knew this would be something I?d have to look into. Much of the discussion about this was whether it was worth it. The implication was that nannies even earning $50,000 or $100,000 a year wouldn?t ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 19:55

Sometimes, it seems we are living in a "Golden Age of Alarmism," with so much fantastically bad news about all the things that are supposedly killing us that it's difficult to keep track of what, precisely, we should be afraid of; fear itself, perhaps. Do I get cancer from eating any red meat, or just ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 19:55

Love them or hate them, annuities sell. Last year sales hit $240.3 billion, an 8% jump from 2010. So why is The , a pioneer in the industry, dumping them? Yesterday the insurance giant said it is exiting the annuity business so it can focus on its property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 19:55

According to a 2011 study by the , LGBT seniors are much less likely to seek out required health and social services because of their fear of discrimination from the people and organizations that should be helping them. The survey, "The Aging and Health Report: Disparities and Resilience among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Older ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 19:55

There aren't many college hoop coaches with John Calipari's pedigree. But there are a handful. Yet none of them make more money.

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 19:55

In this series, we look through the most recent Dividend Channel ?DividendRank? report, and then we cherry pick only those companies that have experienced insider buying within the past six months. The officers and directors of a company tend to have a unique insider?s view of the business, and presumably the only reason an insider ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 19:55

Starting this week, IBM's Jeopardy-playing supercomputer is going to school at New York's elite Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 19:55

It the Bush tax cuts are allowed to expire and a new 3.8% Medicare surtax takes effect, most of the rich won't have to "skirt" a new minimum 30% tax---they will already be paying more.

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 19:55

Dear readers, ? For the next 11 days I will be in Europe attending a friend?s wedding in London and also taking a sorely needed vacation. Since I?m looking forward to catching up on reading and generally getting some proper R&R, blogging output will be completely on hold until I return to the grand old ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 19:55

Ryan's fiscal plan lacks credibility. Obama's budget lacks imagination and courage, but at least the president offers a complete package that doesn't dig a deeper hole than the one we are already in.

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 19:55