Retirement Resolutions
Fool's School
Want a comfy retirement? Here are some resolutions to help you achieve one: • Save more. In 2008, the annual contribution limit for 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans is now as much as $15,500 (plus an additional $5,000 for those 50 or older, if their employers permit that), and IRAs can now absorb $5,000 per year ($6,000 for those 50 or older). Full Story
Name That Company
Founded in 1982 and based in San Jose, I'm a top global software company, raking in $3 ?billion annually and employing some 7,300 employees worldwide. I have something in common with sun-dried, unburned bricks of clay and straw. One of my products evokes gymnastics, while another is another term for low-energy nuclear ?reactions, and a third is a hit song by Gary Wright. Full Story
CEO Pay
The Motley Fool Take
Along with the big bailout bill, politicians recently voted to limit pay for CEOs whose companies end up benefiting from the Treasury's largesse. Unfortunately, the wording is either so vague that it'll have little effect, or so specific that the situations where it can be used will be rare. Full Story
A Fan of Fans
My Smartest Investment
My son is a bookkeeper for a lighting company. In 1997, he told me his company was selling Craftmade ceiling fans in such increasing volume that the fans were on back order. He said "buy." We bought some shares, and the stock then tripled in value, while product demand continued. As Peter Lynch advises, buy on inside information only when you know the real story. Full Story
Last week's trivia answer
Founded in 1949 and based in New Jersey, I rake in nearly $9 billion annually, serve some 585,000 clients and am one of the world's top independent computing services firms. I enable employers to outsource their payroll, tax regulation management, benefits administration, retirement plans, online recruiting, employment screening and more. Full Story
Commercial construction
. The Fort Myers division of Tri-City Electrical Contractors, Inc. completed $853,000 of work at the new 43,000-square-foot Ave Maria University Undergraduate Housing Building 8 in Immokalee, under its contract with Suffolk/Kraft Construction Co. The Fort Myers office of Tri-City is located at Airport Woods, Suite A-3, 12296 Matterhorn Road. Full Story
Blue Chip awards honor five small businesses
Five small business owners who have overcome adversity to achieve success will be honored at a luncheon Thursday, Nov. 6. One nominee will win the 2008 Southwest Florida Blue Chip Community Business Award. The program, coordinated and sponsored by Oswald Trippe and Company Inc. Full Story
The Fed, Explained
Ask the Fool
Q What is the Federal Reserve? — H.Y., Tulsa, Okla. A The Fed" is the central bank of the United States, founded by Congress in 1913. Full Story
What Is This Thing Called The Motley Fool?
Remember Shakespeare? Remember "As You Like It"? In Elizabethan days, Fools were theonly people who could get away with telling the truth to the King or Queen. The Motley Fool tells the truth about investing, and hopes y ou'll laugh all the way to the bank. Full Story
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