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document.write('<p class="rss-title"><a class="rss-title" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/business/personal-finance/index.html" target="_blank">MiamiHerald.com: Personal Finance</a><br /><span class="rss-item">News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com</span></p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/30/1799831/old-air-conditioners-ready-for.html" title="The desperate wheezing, rattling and jangling of some 10,000 old, energy-guzzling air conditioners across Florida could soon be quieted following the kickoff Monday of a new state rebate program...." target="_blank">Old air conditioners ready for cool cash</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:00 EDT</span><br />');
document.write('The desperate wheezing, rattling and jangling of some 10,000 old, energy-guzzling air conditioners across Florida could soon be quieted following the kickoff Monday of a new state rebate program.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/09/01/1801545/how-does-your-401k-stack-up.html" title="International law firm Greenberg Traurig has the best 401(k) retirement plan in South Florida of plans with at least $50 million in assets, independent rater BrightScope said Tuesday. ..." target="_blank">How does your 401(k) stack up?</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:00 EDT</span><br />');
document.write('International law firm Greenberg Traurig has the best 401(k) retirement plan in South Florida of plans with at least $50 million in assets, independent rater BrightScope said Tuesday. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2008/01/02/364523/price-watch.html" title="Find out who is selling the cheapest gas..." target="_blank">Price watch</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:44 EDT</span><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2008/10/28/745374/economy-qa.html" title="McClatchy reporters answer your questions about the economy..." target="_blank">Economy Q&A</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:22 EDT</span><br />');
document.write('McClatchy reporters answer your questions about the economy');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/29/1797057/despite-troubles-social-securitys.html" title="I frequently get mail from folks who think Social Security is just a government-sanctioned Ponzi scheme, a con game in which money from new investors is used to pay earlier investors. Eventually, the con collapses when not enough new money comes in to set..." target="_blank">Despite troubles, Social Security\'s a success</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:00 EDT</span><br />');
document.write('I frequently get mail from folks who think Social Security is just a government-sanctioned Ponzi scheme, a con game in which money from new investors is used to pay earlier investors. Eventually, the con collapses when not enough new money comes in to settle with existing participants. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/29/1797058/this-fed-meeting-piques-our-interest.html" title="Who doesn&#39;t stop and listen to an argument? We can&#39;t help but eavesdrop on what the commotion is all about. While Federal Reserve meetings about interest rates usually are exercises in near-unanimity, we will read on Tuesday what amounts to a Fed ..." target="_blank">This Fed meeting piques our interest</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:00 EDT</span><br />');
document.write('Who doesn&#39;t stop and listen to an argument? We can&#39;t help but eavesdrop on what the commotion is all about. While Federal Reserve meetings about interest rates usually are exercises in near-unanimity, we will read on Tuesday what amounts to a Fed fight with the release of the edited minutes from its Aug. 10 meeting. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/27/1794218/same-sex-couples-in-florida-face.html" title="As dozens of attorneys gather in Miami Beach this week to brainstorm and share ideas, this fact remains: For thousands of gay couples in Florida and across the country, not being able to marry carries financial and legal burdens numbering in the hundreds...." target="_blank">Same-sex couples in Florida face myriad legal, financial hurdles</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:00 EDT</span><br />');
document.write('As dozens of attorneys gather in Miami Beach this week to brainstorm and share ideas, this fact remains: For thousands of gay couples in Florida and across the country, not being able to marry carries financial and legal burdens numbering in the hundreds.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/26/1793393/same-sex-couples-face-legal-financial.html" title="As dozens of attorneys gather in Miami Beach this week to brainstorm and share ideas, this fact remains: For thousands of gay couples in South Florida and across the country, not being able to marry carries financial and legal burdens numbering in the hun..." target="_blank">Same-sex couples face myriad legal, financial hurdles</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:27 EDT</span><br />');
document.write('As dozens of attorneys gather in Miami Beach this week to brainstorm and share ideas, this fact remains: For thousands of gay couples in South Florida and across the country, not being able to marry carries financial and legal burdens numbering in the hundreds. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/26/1792524/insider-trading-trial-for-prominent.html" title="Testimony began this week in the politically charged, insider stock trading trial of Fort Lauderdale heart doctor and top Republican fundraiser Dr. Zachariah P. Zachariah...." target="_blank">Zachariah P. Zachariah: Greedy insider or model citizen?</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:00 EDT</span><br />');
document.write('Testimony began this week in the politically charged, insider stock trading trial of Fort Lauderdale heart doctor and top Republican fundraiser Dr. Zachariah P. Zachariah.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/22/1786999/overqualified-for-your-job-use.html" title="Back in 2008, a South Florida financial executive found himself firing each of the 70 employees reporting to him. Then, he, too, became a casualty of the crumbling economy. The executive asked for some anonymity in exchange for his honest account of what ..." target="_blank">Overqualified for your job? Use it to your advantage</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Sun, 22 Aug 2010 01:00 EDT</span><br />');
document.write('Back in 2008, a South Florida financial executive found himself firing each of the 70 employees reporting to him. Then, he, too, became a casualty of the crumbling economy. The executive asked for some anonymity in exchange for his honest account of what followed. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/22/1786997/proposed-student-loan-rules-dont.html" title="The Obama administration wants for-profit career colleges to better prepare students for gainful employment and to improve debt repayment rates. The government is threatening to pull access to federal student aid for colleges that fail to show progress. ..." target="_blank">Proposed student loan rules don\'t go far enough</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Sun, 22 Aug 2010 01:00 EDT</span><br />');
document.write('The Obama administration wants for-profit career colleges to better prepare students for gainful employment and to improve debt repayment rates. The government is threatening to pull access to federal student aid for colleges that fail to show progress. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/22/1787001/starting-over.html" title="Becoming an entrepreneur means adopting a new mindset. Marian Morgan, who founded Thriving in the Workforce, warns that you will:&lt;p/&gt;   Wear many hats. Without a personal assistant or an accounts payable department, you&#39;ll be doing everything fr..." target="_blank">Starting over</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Sun, 22 Aug 2010 01:00 EDT</span><br />');
document.write('Becoming an entrepreneur means adopting a new mindset. Marian Morgan, who founded Thriving in the Workforce, warns that you will:&lt;p/&gt;   Wear many hats. Without a personal assistant or an accounts payable department, you&#39;ll be doing everything from mailing letters to marketing products.  ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/22/1786998/its-not-how-many-but-how-much.html" title="It&#39;s not the pace of sales but price that counts in the housing market. This week, we will find out if home prices have found their footing or not...." target="_blank">It\'s not how many but how much</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Sun, 22 Aug 2010 01:00 EDT</span><br />');
document.write('It&#39;s not the pace of sales but price that counts in the housing market. This week, we will find out if home prices have found their footing or not.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/22/1786996/children-need-to-learn-good-spending.html" title="One of the biggest problems I see facing seniors today is how to help support their kids. I&#39;m not talking about 20-year-olds, either. I&#39;m talking about ``kids&#39;&#39; in their 40s and 50s and beyond, when it&#39;s too late for the parents to cea..." target="_blank">Children need to learn good spending habits early</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Sun, 22 Aug 2010 01:00 EDT</span><br />');
document.write('One of the biggest problems I see facing seniors today is how to help support their kids. I&#39;m not talking about 20-year-olds, either. I&#39;m talking about ``kids&#39;&#39; in their 40s and 50s and beyond, when it&#39;s too late for the parents to cease their support. Apparently the ``spending generation&#39;&#39;&#39; was never taught that money doesn&#39;t grow on trees. They listened to their peers and the media telling them to buy it now if they want it. Just charge it. Borrow it. Don&#39;t worry. Many watched their parents do the same, until very recently. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/22/1787000/gold-and-silver-prices.html" title="Selected world gold prices, Friday&lt;p/&gt;   London morning fixing:  $1,230.50 off $3.00&lt;p/&gt;   NY Handy &amp; Harman: $1,223.50 off $10.00 ..." target="_blank">Gold and silver prices</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Sun, 22 Aug 2010 01:00 EDT</span><br />');
document.write('Selected world gold prices, Friday&lt;p/&gt;   London morning fixing:  $1,230.50 off $3.00&lt;p/&gt;   NY Handy &amp; Harman: $1,223.50 off $10.00 ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/29/1797063/fund-manager-finds-plenty-of-virtue.html" title="So much for virtue. Sin is in.&lt;p/&gt;   That&#39;s according to a mutual fund manager who&#39;s finding plenty of investment opportunities in companies profiting from vices like smoking, drinking and gambling. ..." target="_blank">Fund manager finds plenty of virtue in sin stocks</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:00 EDT</span><br />');
document.write('So much for virtue. Sin is in.&lt;p/&gt;   That&#39;s according to a mutual fund manager who&#39;s finding plenty of investment opportunities in companies profiting from vices like smoking, drinking and gambling. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/29/1797063/fund-manager-finds-plenty-of-virtue.html" title="So much for virtue. Sin is in.&lt;p/&gt;   That&#39;s according to a mutual fund manager who&#39;s finding plenty of investment opportunities in companies profiting from vices like smoking, drinking and gambling. ..." target="_blank">Fund manager finds plenty of virtue in sin stocks</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:00 EDT</span><br />');
document.write('So much for virtue. Sin is in.&lt;p/&gt;   That&#39;s according to a mutual fund manager who&#39;s finding plenty of investment opportunities in companies profiting from vices like smoking, drinking and gambling. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/29/1797059/recession-may-have-pushed-us-birth.html" title="The U.S. birth rate has dropped for the second year in a row, and experts think the wrenching recession led many people to put off having children. The 2009 birth rate also set a record: lowest in a century. ..." target="_blank">Recession may have pushed U.S. birth rate to new low</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:00 EDT</span><br />');
document.write('The U.S. birth rate has dropped for the second year in a row, and experts think the wrenching recession led many people to put off having children. The 2009 birth rate also set a record: lowest in a century. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/29/1797056/trying-circumstances-call-for.html" title="Q: My husband died suddenly three months ago and I am just beginning to look through our finances. He sold his business eight years ago when we retired. He said we were fine and we lived a good lifestyle. I just found out from our accountant that we had b..." target="_blank">Trying circumstances call for trying compromises</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:00 EDT</span><br />');
document.write('Q: My husband died suddenly three months ago and I am just beginning to look through our finances. He sold his business eight years ago when we retired. He said we were fine and we lived a good lifestyle. I just found out from our accountant that we had been living on the payments from the sale of the business, and that the payments were stopping because the new owners are in trouble. My lawyer said there&#39;s nothing I can do. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/29/1797060/gold-and-silver-prices.html" title="Selected world gold prices, Friday&lt;p/&gt;   London morning fixing:  $1,234.50 off $2.50&lt;p/&gt;   NY Handy &amp; Harman: $1,235.00 off $2.00 ..." target="_blank">Gold and silver prices</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:00 EDT</span><br />');
document.write('Selected world gold prices, Friday&lt;p/&gt;   London morning fixing:  $1,234.50 off $2.50&lt;p/&gt;   NY Handy &amp; Harman: $1,235.00 off $2.00 ');
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