The Obama administration is taking another swing at improving its main foreclosure prevention program.

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Many society think they can plan on spending less later in retirement since they’ll become less active as they age. But whether their health declines, they may actually shift spending rather than reduce it. Do you think it’s risky to plan as whether one’s expenses will go down later in retirement? –Tim, U.K.

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President Obama’s latest probe into the mortgage meltdown will have more capability than past efforts, and federal officials say it won’t derail a possible $20 billion settlement for underwater and foreclosed homeowners.

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FORTUNE — The days of over-sized jeans sagging from the derrieres of men everywhere are no more. Skinny jeans, tailored pants, and fitted oxfords are de rigeur, leaving little room for excess fabric in the undergarment office. Boxers or briefs used to be the only question men needed to ask themselves, but today, the options have grown. Five years ago, Tom Patterson was a medical-device sales rep by day and an avid-viewer of CNBC’s The Big notion with Donny Deutsch by night. “All of the featured products or services … were created out of personal frustration,” recalls Patterson. “I found myself constantly looking around, asking, ‘What can I compose better?’” During the financial crisis, Patterson was laid off from a sales job he held for six years. During his down duration, he realized that one of the biggest fashion annoyances he faced while he was working was a fabric intestine […]

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Just 302,000 new homes were sold in 2011, 6.2% below 2010 and the lowest number of annual sales since the government started tracking home sales in 1963.

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Sales of homes in foreclosure comprised 20% of all U.S. residential sales during the third quarter, according to RealtyTrac.

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FORTUNE? signal it the itch. Many employees catch it, that desire to find the next great job, discover what new opportunities are out there, search for a more sympathetic manager, and perhaps a raise. But the employees who actually take the plunge are often the top 10% of performers — the engineers who create products, the marketers who sell them, the creative ones who develop new revenue streams. And you certainly don’t want to lose them. A December 2011 survey of 3,000 workers conducted by the employment agency Randstad revealed that 47% of employees plan to analysis the job market in 2012. Complacent employees often sit tight while the ambitious go-getters primed to move up consider new options. But some companies are taking steps to retain their talent and discover why their most valuable staffers might want to depart before it comes day for an exit interview. Nearly half of […]

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Scott Pankratz and Julie Osborn are phenomenal planners and money managers — except when it comes to their own investments.

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Laura DiSilverio knows how to get to the bottom of things. She spent 20 years as an Air Force intelligence officer before retiring in 2004 to write mystery novels.

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