Franklin Rouse opens State Farm agency in Leland (9/6/2008)
LELAND -- Franklin Rouse recently opened a State Farm agency in Leland's Cross Creek Commons shopping center. Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory, a candidate for governor of North Carolina, attended the ribbon-cutting.
PHOTO: Franklin Rouse cutting the ribbon. In attendance: Pat McCrory (Mayor of Charlotte and candidate for governor), Frank Rouse, Jane Rouse, Leland Mayor Walter Futch, Mary Catherine Gree...
WILMINGTON – The Port of Wilmington and the Port of Morehead City will close to commercial traffic at noon on Friday, Sept. 5 in preparation for Tropical Storm Hanna.Gale force winds are forecast to arrive at Frying Pan Shoals at 2 p.m.All nonessential Ports Authority employees will be sent home with a skeleton crew remaining on site for the duration of the storm.
WASHINGTON – As television stations in Wilmington, N.C., make their final preparations for the September 8 transition to digital television (DTV), awareness of the early switch among residents is nearly universal.
According to a new poll released today by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), 97 perc...
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Wilmington-Cape Fear Home Builders Association’s Sales & Marketing Council hosted a Certified New Home Sales Professional (CSP) course August 6-8, 2008. This course is offered through The Institute of Residential Marketing and is designed for specialists in new home sales to enhance their professional image and increase their marketability in the home building industry. Graduates broadened their understanding of the home building business, discussed consumer psychology, and learn...
LELAND, NC - The Riegelwood Federal Credit Union recently opened a new branch on Highway 74-76 in Leland.The credit union will hold a grand opening celebration at 11 a.m. this Wednesday, Aug. 27.The new branch is located at 2065 Andrew Jackson Highway (U.S. 74/76).
Over the course of your working lifetime, with every paycheck you should’ve dutifully paid taxes toward Social Security. When the time comes to retire, will you file for your benefits as soon as possible — age 62 under current guidelines — or will you wait until you are 65 to receive full benefits? You also have the option to wait longer than your full retirement age to receive an even bigger check. The question is when does it make sense to start taking benefits?
For years, the typical retirement age was 65, and there was no debate about the merits of waiting to take your Social Security. In ...
My Dec. 17 column introduced the concept of developing a PR mindset for your business, and my Jan. 29 column expanded on that concept by offering insight into my view of what public relations is and is not. Recent columns have further explored the concept of developing a PR mindset for your business.
My Dec. 17 column introduced the concept of developing a PR mindset for your business, and my Jan. 29 column expanded on that concept by offering insight into my view of what public relations is and is not.Recent columns have further explored the concept of developing a PR mindset for your business.
The markets are unpredictable – rising and falling. In any election year, an additional element of uncertainty is added to the investment mix. Investors can only speculate as to the outcome of the presidential election in November. The question then becomes what to make of the results from an investment standpoint. The answer, according to recent history, is that the impact on investors may be limited.
The immediate reaction to election results in the first weeks after the election, appear to work moderately in favor of Republicans. In the post-war era (beginning with the election of Democrat ...
Consider Consolidating Retirement Assets (8/15/2008)
Source: Submitted by Joe Neu, Edward Jones By the time you retire, you’ll probably have accumulated money in a variety of retirement-savings vehicles at a variety of locations — an IRA here, a 401(k) there and so on. At first glance, that may sound all right, but there are some sound reasons why you might want to consolidate your retirement accounts to one provider.Here are some of the key benefits you can receive from this type of consolidation:• You’ll keep better track of your assets. Like most people, you probably think that you will never lose track of any of the money you’ve saved for retirement. But many equally well-meaning people do misplace or forget about savings and investments. In fact, the National Registry of Unclaimed Retirement Benefits lists more than 50,000 individuals who are owed benefits from 401(k)s, profit-sharing plans and IRAs and either...
Over the course of your working lifetime, with every paycheck you should’ve dutifully paid taxes toward Social Security. When the time comes to retire, will you file for your benefits as soon as possible — age 62 under current guidelines — or will you wait until you are 65 to receive full benefits? You also have the option to wait longer than your full retirement age to receive an even bigger check. The question is when does it make sense to start taking benefits?
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By the time you retire, you’ll probably have accumulated money in a variety of retirement-savings vehicles at a variety of locations — an IRA here, a 401(k) there and so on. At first glance, that may sound all right, but there are some sound reasons why you might want to consolidate your retirement accounts to one provider.Here are some of the key benefits you can receive from this type of consolidation:• You’ll keep better track of your assets. Like most people, you probably think that you will never lose track of any of the money you’ve saved for retirement. But many equally well-meaning people do misplace or forget about savings and investments. In fact, the National Registry of Unclaimed Retirement Benefits lists more than 50,000 individuals who are owed benefits from 401(k)s, profit-sharing plans and IRAs and either...
