This year, the award-winning Tyler Independent School District Foundation will hit the ground running for its annual community campaign. “Our first part of our campaign has been a quiet campaign of contacting our loyal donors and employees of Tyler ISD,” said Tom Slack, chairman of the Foundation Board and President and Owner of Lone Star …
Tag Archive: retirement
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Aug 02
Should you put retirement on hold?
By Jason Alderman One indicator our economy is still hurting is that more and more people are postponing retirement. According to the Department of Labor, those over 55 and still working have increased steadily since the recession began – 28.9 million at last count – and some surveys show more than a third of employees …
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Jun 07
Financial advice for fathers
By Jason Alderman With Father’s Day upon us, dads everywhere are gearing up for an avalanche of gifts and “I love yous” from their spouses and kids. If you really want to return their affection, think about what you can do to protect your family financially. All it takes is a little organization and …
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Apr 28
For Mother’s Day: Help mom get organized
Mother’s Day is May 8. In addition to traditional gifts like candy and flowers, consider spending a few hours helping your mom organize her financial, legal and medical records so she – and you – know where she stands. Being prepared will make it much easier to take appropriate actions should an issue ever arise.Here …
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Apr 07
Smart uses for your tax refund
Each spring, millions of Americans look forward to receiving a hefty income tax refund. And it truly is “hefty” with the average federal refund in 2010 hovering around $3,000. That’s a lot of money to be giving the government through what is essentially a year-long, interest-free loan. If you regularly receive large refunds, you’re probably …
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Mar 03
Think twice before tapping retirement plans
Before the housing crisis, it wasn’t uncommon for people to raid their home-equity piggybanks to pay off bills. Plummeting home values and tougher lending standards helped curb that practice, leading some people to engage in a far more disturbing habit: borrowing or withdrawing money from their retirement accounts to cope with financial hardship. There may …
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Jan 20
Students devise novel retirement gift
What is a good parting gift for someone who has spent 40 years teaching school? Many might say a watch to mark the retiree’s remaining time, or a book to read to pass this time. Douglas Elementary fourth-grade teacher Tom Rhodes knew exactly what he wanted. He wanted his pupils to read–to read words by …
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