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Between 20 and 65? 7 steps to take now
If you are between the ages of 20 and 65 and you want to feel more prepared for retirement, consider taking these seven steps, which are designed for all types of markets.
Step 1: State your investment goals. What are your objectives? Goals determine how much you need to save each year, how much you should invest on a tax-d ... (full story)
One income, two retirements: How couples can protect their future
For a lot of people, a one-size-fits-all retirement plan just doesn’t fit. Their family circumstances call for a more custom-made approach. That’s the case with couples who have one income. Christine Benz and Valentina Djeljosevic recently discussed the retirement planning needs of these couples, including emergency fund ... (full story)
Paramount and Warner Bros are now one Hollywood giant: Skydance. Here's how we got here
CHICAGO (AP) — It’s official: Skydance-owned Paramount has closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.
The companies completed the deal on Oct. 6, ushering in a new Hollywood giant with the now shorter “Skydance” nametag. The merger brings two of America’s oldest moviemaking studios t ... (full story)
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New MCBA Foundation president Rebecca M. Gerson discusses her agenda
Green Haines Sgambati Co. partner Rebecca M. Gerson spent the last 30 years serving on various nonprofit boards in her Mahoning Valley community and beyond.
Now, she’s on a mission to give back specifically to the legal profession as the new president of the Mahoning County Bar Association Foundation (MCBAF).
Gerson, w ... (full story)
State
Today in History: October 15, #MeToo movement goes viral
Today is Thursday, Oct. 15, the 288th day of 2026. There are 77 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Oct. 15, 2017, actor and activist Alyssa Milano tweeted that women who had been sexually harassed or assaulted should write “Me too” as a status. Within hours, tens of thousands had taken up the #MeToo hash ... (full story)
Actor, 'restaurant kid' Ming-Na Wen reflects on the Asian American experience in 70 recipes
Just like her mother, Ming-Na Wen will show you she cares through the love language of food.
“Whenever anyone comes to the house, it’s always, ‘Have you eaten yet?’” Wen told The Associated Press. “So that was how I came up with the title, because I wanted that as a greeting for my fans.&rdquo ... (full story)
Zambia says it will sign $3.6 billion US health deal after stripping patient data clauses
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia will sign a revised health agreement with the United States that will not include contentious clauses committing the African nation to share patient health data and specimens with the U.S. government.
The five-year deal is worth $3.6 billion in total, combined funding from both countries for th ... (full story)
Scientist who hunts mysterious ghost particles in the Antarctic ice wins Nobel Prize for physics
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Belgian-born scientist Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in physics Oct. 6 for his efforts to demystify a rare group of neutrinos, tiny cosmic particles that researchers believe offer clues to how the universe evolved.
“It was a great surprise, and I obviously didn’t expect it,” Halzen s ... (full story)