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View ArticleProtect Nest Eggs With Stable Value Funds
In recent years, stable value funds have served as workhorse investments, accounting for 12% to 15% of assets in 401(k) and other defined contribution retirement plans. The funds have $540 billion in...
View ArticleFixed-rate bonds' interest rates rising
Savers prepared to lock away their funds are receiving the best interest rates for more than a year, according to Moneyfacts. The financial information service said that the interest rates offered on...
View ArticleHundreds of owl nest boxes go up in Somerset
A total of 334 barn owl nest boxes are being put up across Somerset to encourage more breeding pairs and monitor the bird's numbers. The Somerset Community Barn Owl Project will...
View ArticleIsa interest rates hit new record low
The average interest rate being offered by a cash Isa (individual savings account) is now just 1.74%, according to Moneyfacts. A year ago, the average was 2.55%, but it has fallen because banks and...
View ArticleEgg rate fails to pick up in the New Year due to over production
Average per capita consumption of egg is only 52 per year in India against 349 in China. But the reason for wholesale egg rate not picking up during New Year is claimed to be over production of the...
View ArticlePensioners and savers 'being made permanently poorer' due to low interest...
Millions of pensioners and savers have been made permanently poorer due to a combination of record low interest rates and rounds of quantitative easing (QE), campaigners say. According to Save Our...
View ArticleHas the Retirement Nest Egg Cracked?
BLOOMINGTON, Ill., June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans' ongoing uneasiness about their finances is putting some cracks in how they feel about their retirement nest eggs. The COUNTRY Financial...
View ArticleNFEC Awards Nest Egg the Best Practices in Financial Education Honor...
The National Financial Educators Council recently honored Nest Egg with the annual Best Practices in Financial Education Award. Nest Egg won this award in the Personal Finance Game Category for their...
View ArticleSavers dealt another blow as National Savings & Investments cuts its ISA...
Hard-hit savers were dealt another blow today after Treasury-backed National Savings & Investments cut the interest rate on a popular ISA product. More than 300,000 account holders have seen the...
View ArticleNest Cams: Eagles, Eggs on Channel Island Cameras
Watch the live video feeds below from Santa Catalina and Santa Cruz islands as "nest cams" provide a closeup view of activity during eagle nesting season. Learn More: Institute for Wildlife Studies...
View ArticleRogue producers causing Malaysian bird's nest to lose its lustre
KUALA LUMPUR: High nitrate content in bird's nest produced in Malaysia has affected exports of the item and caused its market value to drop drastically. MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi...
View ArticleUK inflation rate falls to 4.8% in November
The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation in the UK fell to 4.8% during November, down from 5% the month before, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The rate still remains...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Neste Oil finance chief goes after surprise loss
* Ilkka Salonen leaving by mutual consent at end Aug * Matti Piri to be acting finance chief * Firm reported surprise Q2 net loss earlier this month * Has failed to turn renewable fuels unit to profit...
View ArticleLost nest eggs add to DHB's care problems
The loss of $8.5 billion by "mum and dad" investors in dozens of failed finance companies has Waikato District Health Board worried about the effect on the cost of healthcare for the elderly. Since...
View ArticleInflation: Who is hardest hit?
Inflation - or the rising cost of goods and services - is one of the key measures that affect our financial well-being. And it is now undermining the living standards of most people in the UK....
View ArticleFemale sparrows lay more eggs when males fill nest with more feathers
May 08: Washington, May 8 (ANI): Female sparrows invest more energy into laying eggs according to the male’s ability to fill the nest with feathers which serves to insulate the chicks from the cold, a...
View Article2012-10-30: Oldest fossil egg nest on planet - in Navarre (Euskal Herriko...
Translated by Basque Research A team made up of geologists from the University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU) and the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain, together with a number of North...
View ArticleChirping mad over A ‘Sac’ed $1M nest egg
Ronald Weiland realized he’d made a bad bet in 2008, when he lost his $1 million nest egg trading shares of drug company Elan. What he didn’t know then was that the cards were stacked against him....
View ArticleInflation: 10pc wiped off the value of your savings
Inflation has wiped nearly 10pc off the real value of savings over the last five years despite falling to 3pc in April. Inflation has wiped nearly 10pc off the real value of savings over the last five...
View ArticleSavers 'could lose money in fixed-rate bonds'
Savers taking out fixed-rate bonds to give them better returns on their money could end up losing cash because of confusing variations over what happens when the deals end, a consumer help website has...
View ArticleIndia raises interest rate to fight inflation
India's central bank has raised interest rates for the 12th time in 18 months to try to curb inflation. The Reserve Bank of India raised the policy lending rate, called the repo rate, by 25 basis...
View ArticleDiscounts trigger drop in inflation
A fall in clothing prices - driven by retailers slashing prices in a bid to pull in customers - ensured the overall rate of consumer prices index (CPI) inflation dropped to 4.2% in December from 4.8%...
View ArticleLow-interest CDs eating into nest eggs
These are times that try seniors’ souls — and their nest eggs. Federal officials’ efforts to boost the economy by lowering interest rates have led to next-to-zero returns on CDs and other federally...
View ArticleEggs of Richmond’s downtown falcons die, scientists hope birds will try to...
RICHMOND, Va. — Scientists are hoping that Richmond’s downtown peregrine falcons will try and nest again after all their eggs died. Virginia...
View ArticleFive-year savings rates hit six-month high
Savers looking to park their cash in a long-term account will be pleased to learn that the average return on a five-year bond has hit its highest level in six months. The average rate on a five-year...
View Article5.63pc: the savings rate you need to beat inflation
Basic-rate taxpayers need to find a savings account paying 5.63pc to beat inflation following the rise in the consumer prices index (CPI) in August from 4.4pc to 4.5pc. £10,000 invested five years...
View ArticleUK inflation rate rises 'hitting savers'
Continue reading the main story UK Economy UK inflation rate increases to 4% Q&A: What is inflation? Q&A: Rising food and fuel prices Who is hardest hit by inflation? People who rely on...
View ArticleSavers losing £18bn a year due to inflation and low interest rates
Savers are losing nearly £18bn a year because record low interest rates and high levels of inflation are diminishing the value of their savings, according to new research. 560 315...
View ArticleSavers lose out on £60bn in interest: Figure revealed as base rate stays at...
Savers have lost out on interest worth almost £60billion since the Bank of England cut the base rate to its historic low, exclusive research reveals today. Cash-strapped savers have been the victims...
View ArticleOver 55s 'significantly poorer' than a year ago after raiding savings pot...
Making ends meet: The over 55s have been hard-hit by the financial squeeze Older savers and pensioners have raided their savings pots for £4,000 each on average and taken on extra debts in an 'annus...
View Article'A country without a future': Savers call for interest rate hike to battle...
Savings campaigners are begging the Bank of England to hike its base rate from 0.5 per cent this week or risk creating 'a country without a future'. Save Our Savers has written to the nine members of...
View ArticleCredit card interest rates hit 13-year high
Average rate hits 18.9% as card providers worry consumers are increasingly likelt to default on their debt Credit card rates have been rising steadily since 2008. Photograph: Ian McKinnell/Getty...
View ArticleSavers need 6.25% return before tax to beat inflation, despite fall
Ravaged: Savers are watching the value of their nest eggs get destroyed by inflation Savers are caught in an 'impossible position' as they try to protect the value of their nest eggs. The rate that...
View ArticleSavers face limited options despite fall in inflation rate
Although consumer prices index dropped from 2.8% to 2.4% in April, money in most savings accounts is still being eroded Savings for most continue to be eroded and there are only limited choices for...
View ArticleGen Y aim for nest egg, not a nest
Members of Generation Y are putting aside aspirations of owning a dream home and instead are looking to enter the market through an investment property. A survey by home loan provider Mortgage Choice...
View ArticleNest eggs exposed to the ravages of inflation as options dwindle
Despairing savers were dealt a blow last week when National Savings & Investments (NS&I) withdrew its inflation-beating bonds, leaving them with little else to beat the rising cost of living....
View ArticleSavers 'losing £18bn a year on nest eggs' because of poor returns with...
Savings in free-fall: Nest eggs are losing an estimated £18bn a year because of poor returns on investments they hold with finance giants Savers are losing a staggering £18billion a year because of...
View Article4 Ways to Boost Your Retirement Nest Egg
Numerous studies have found that, on average, we haven't saved enough money for our golden years. But how exactly should we go about building a bigger nest egg? Some people increase their investment...
View ArticleInflation erodes savings 8pc in five years
The average savings account has failed to beat inflation - losing Brits £800 for every £10,000 over five years. Your savings are being emptied by inflation Photo: REX FEATURES tag --> By Rosie...
View ArticleOldest dinosaur nesting site ever found contains hundreds of...
A 190-million-year-old dinosaur nursery with 340 eggs has been discovered, providing an insight into the animals' behaviour from the oldest nesting site ever found. The excavation site in South Africa...
View ArticleSavers and pensioners 'lose out on £44.5bn a year' due to gulf between rates...
Savers are losing an annual £44.5billion because of the gap between inflation and low interest rates, campaign group Save Our Savers says. Yesterday, the Bank of England kept base rate at its record...
View ArticleOver 75s forced to raid nest eggs as inflation and low interest rates wipe...
The long-term retired are having to 'knock lumps' out of their nest eggs just to get by, pensioners’ groups warned today, as a report found the savings of the over 75s have almost halved in the last...
View ArticleCuts to interest rates hit savers
The average return on a one-year fixed-rate account has fallen from 2.77% to 2.57% in the past two months, while the typical two-year fix has dropped from 3.29% to 3.01%, according to website...
View ArticleGertie the goose's nest, eggs apparently destroyed at Middletown Value City
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