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5 Tips for Finding Post-Retirement Jobs with Purpose

Increasing numbers of baby boomers are transforming their traditional retirement years with late-in-life employment. Here are a few tips for finding purposeful post-retirement jobs.

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Have Tourists Hit the Tipping Point Regarding Tips?

As employees of the service sector attempt to offset the lowest wages of the entire work force via tips, tourist and summer travelers have in turn been summoned to foot the bill. Read on to discover which service workers are now looking for gratuity in return for their services.

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Pet Safety Tips for the Holidays

Cats eating tinsel? Dogs breaking ornaments? Check out these pet safety tips for the holidays and safe pet gift suggestions to keep your furry family members protected this season.

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Snow Removal Tips – Should I Shovel it, Blow it, or Have it Plowed?

It’s that time of year again, my friends. The time when those glorious white crystals fall from the sky. I’ve always marveled at the fact that no two snowflakes are identical. I mean, how is that possible? And is that even true? And as beautiful as some pure, driven snow can be, it’s a pain in the butt when you have a foot of it in your driveway and you have to drive to work.

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Beat the Winter Blahs – 11 Cool Coping Tips for the Coldest Months

Don’t let winter blahs get the best of your normally good nature! Assembled by a former winter novice, these proven methods are sure to get you through to tulip time!

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Market Update – Negative Yield on TIPS Shows Faith in Fed

Yesterday, treasuries took a dive following the 5 year TIPS (inflation-indexed treasuries) auction and have continued falling ahead of today’s 2 year Treasury note auction. The TIPS auction resulted in a negative yield for the first time in U.S. history. This means that investors are willing to pay the government for the privilege of having the Treasury keep their principal safe.

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Capital Markets Update – Bond Market Driven by Lackluster Auction of TIPS

Bond and stock prices rallied yesterday but gave much of their early gains back in the afternoon. Action in the bond market was largely driven by a lackluster auction of $11 billion of five year TIPS (Treasury Inflation Protected Securities) and the looming FOMC meeting. Treasury prices are slightly higher this morning as today’s FOMC meeting poses little threat of an interest rate increase.

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