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- Investors Turn To Dividend-paying Stocks
With stubbornly low yields on Treasuries, traditional fixed-income investors have suffered a long dry spell with little income. While long-term rates have been headed upwards of late, rising yields on longer duration fixed-income assets are but small consolation in the face of a potential rise in inflation. After all, capital depreciation has a damning effect on a bondholder's total return.
Luckily, there is another attractive option for the income-oriented investor. As we face an environment of persistently lower equity and bond returns, Boston-based investment manager, Eaton Vance, believes stocks that pay dividends will play an increasingly larger role in investment strategies-particularly those of retiring baby boomers. More investors will also come to appreciate the tax-advantaged income such equities can provide. - Shoppers Bank On Plastic
"Paper or plastic?" is no longer just a question at the grocery store. From car washes to barbershops, consumers now have more opportunities to use debit cards when making purchases, as opposed to using cash or checks. And according to one survey, most shoppers go with plastic.
The survey of nearly 14,000 U.S. cardholders found that consumers are turning to debit at an increasing rate, with 80 percent of consumers using their card in the past 30 days and an average of more than 16 times a month. - Tips On Defeating Identity Thieves
There's finally some good news about identity theft. Experts say that with a little bit of planning it's possible to protect against the latest trends in identity theft and online fraud--phishing and pharming.
Phishing involves sending a phony e-mail that requests personal data. Pharming is a process that directs you to a phony Web site where you are asked to enter your personal data. - Banking On A Safer Way To Handle Money
A growing number of experts and consumers are singing the praises of direct deposit banking. The system has a number of benefits, including:
• It's quick. Money is transferred electronically into your account and is available to use immediately once the transfer is complete. - Growing Freight Rail Crisis Threatens America's Economic Security
Relying on America's rail system is like rolling the dice for the farmers, electric utilities, factories and chemical companies whose only choice is to send and receive critical commodities by rail. They have no way to negotiate, leverage or purchase reliable delivery from the railroads at any price.
As a result, American electric companies have been forced to import coal and American manufacturers are losing out to foreign competitors who can move products across oceans for far less. The consequence is that our nation's consumers are paying more for everything from electricity to bread to plastics.
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