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Insights from 401(k) champions
I'm going to guess that someone in your circle of friends and family works for a company that offers a 401(k) plan. Would it be helpful to have them "talk" with a 401(k) participant who figured out how to make the most of his or her 401(k)?
That's what I can offer you here, through the mechanism of a national essay co ... (full story)
Pandora opens $150 million Vietnam jewelry factory powered by renewable energy
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HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — Danish jewelry company Pandora has opened the world’s largest fine-jewelry crafting facility in Vietnam, a $150 million factory powered entirely by renewable electricity and using 100% recycled gold and silver.
The expansion highlights a broader challenge for the jewelry industry: red ... (full story)
Capital allocation explained
Q. What's a company's "capital allocation"? -- D.B., Omaha, Nebraska
A. It's how the company spends its money. Management may decide to spend its capital to hire more employees, build more factories, pay down its debt, pay its shareholders a dividend (or increase the dividend), buy back some of its shares, buy another ... (full story)
If you’re worried about your bond portfolio, you’re missing the point
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A friend who’s close to retirement texted that she was concerned about the bond market. She’d been building out that fixed-income allocation over the past several years at the urging of her adviser.
Her message made me wonder if some people might have misguided ideas about bonds.
Volatility is much lower than for ... (full story)
High airfares could stick around even if jet fuel prices fall
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Travelers could be stuck paying high airfares even if oil and jet fuel prices fall, major U.S. airlines and industry analysts say.
The price of jet fuel shot up after the Iran war began and retreated sharply in the spring before surging again as the summer went on. Such fluctuations make it harder for airlines to plan ahead and ... (full story)