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In the Future We'll All Be TaskRabbits - Businessweek - 0 views

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Newsweek to end publication of its print edition - Oct. 18, 2012 - 0 views

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  • "Exiting print is an extremely difficult moment for all of us who love the romance of print and the unique weekly camaraderie of those hectic hours before the close on Friday night," she said in the statement. "But as we head for the 80th anniversary of Newsweek next year, we must sustain the journalism that gives the magazine its purpose—and embrace the all-digital future
  • But Brown said reaching readers in the future increasingly depends on the digital version, citing a Pew Research Center survey that said 39% of Americans get their news from an online source. There are forecast to be 70 million computer tablet users by the end of the year, she said, up from 13 million just two years ago.
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8 Truths About Retirement - Business Insider - 0 views

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  • Retirement Week,” an educational campaign to raise public awareness about the importance of long-term re
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  • encourages Americans to utilize retirement savings and investment plan strategie
  • The week also encourages individuals to reflect on their current financial situations and their potential for a secure retirement in the future.
  • 2. Half of Americans aren’t saving for retirement
  • 49 percent of Americans say they aren’t contributing to any retirement plan. Those least likely to save for retirement: individuals between ages 18 and 34.
  • planning a home remodel and planning a vacation ranked higher on the list of priorities within the past year than planning for retirement (which ranked third).
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  • Apparently 80 is the new 65 for many middle-class Americans when it comes to retirement. One-third of survey
  • The majority of middle-class Americans aren’t confident in the stock marke
  • When survey respondents were asked what they’d do if given $5,000 to invest for retirement, only 24 percent said they’d invest in stocks – compared to 40 percent who would choose a CD or savings account and another 22 percent who would invest in gold or precious metals.
  • Women are less engaged in retirement planni
  • More than 20 percent of Americans have borrowed against their 401(k), the highest percentage since 1996, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute. The average loan size is 14 percent of the remaining account balance.
  • About 95 percent of companies are back to matching 401(k) contributions, but only 30 percent of employees are taking advantage of this, according to a survey by the nonprofit Plan Sponsor Council of America.
  • Forty percent of Americans fear lack of retirement funds
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