40 Years Ago- 19632900 lb. – 3000 lb – 3400 lb. – 3600 lb – 3100 Ib. 6 ft.& Sweepstakes – Cecil Laweryson 3200 Ib. Richard Wallinglbrd30 Years Ago- 19733000 lb. – 3200 lb. – 3600 lb. – TrundyBros.3400 Ih – Steve Haskell Sweepstakes – Bill Kelly25 Years Ago – 19782900 lb. – 3600 lb […]

Teaching teens how to master money skills (NAPSI)- -Teaching your teen-ager the basics of personal money management may just require some dollars and sense.A good place to start your youngster’s financial education- at almost any age- is with an allowance, according to Susan Molinari, National Chairperson of Americans for Consumer Education and Competition.An allowance can […]

Here are three lesson plans you might want to check out! For more information, you can visit the Consumer Information Center web site at www.pueblo.gsa.gov Middle School Consumer Action Scavenger Hunt (suggested grade level 7-8): This is a project that will take 2 to 4 class periods to complete and will help students find useful […]

Five tips for organizing your taxes (NAPSI)-Tax time doesn’t have to be so taxing. Not if you approach it with the right strategy. Here are five simple tips to make preparing to file much easier:l Organize your important documents in advance. Tax files need to be kept for seven years, so it’s a good idea […]

Uncle Sam gives homeowners a lot of breaks at tax time, as well as at the time of sale, especially if owners make improvements wisely.“Homeowners get some of the sweetest tax breaks available,’ says Richard Roll, president of AHA, the American Homeowners Association. “All homeowners should take the time to create a personal strategy for […]

For many Americans, owning and operating their own business is a dream come true. Being your own boss and making or breaking it on your own terms has a certain allure that inspires many entrepreneurs, but once a business is established, there’s more to think about than where the next contract will come from.You need […]

By Tim AmeroCFPDuring the past three years investors have been bombarded with so much bad news that there is little wonder as to why many investors are experiencing much anxiety as is reflected by a lack of investor confidence that has led to the movement of trillions of dollars into CDS and Money Market Accounts.It […]

“Over the next ten years, there will be a $10-$17 trillion transference of wealth from parents to the baby boomer generation,” says Randall Jones, CEO of Capital Publishing, publisher of Worth magazine. In addition to stocks, bonds and real estate, a big part of that transference will be in personal items, such as jewelry, but […]

By Jan Warner and Jan StuckerKnight Ridder NewspapersQMy second husband died only three years after our marriage. He was 68, and I am 57. I inherited his IRA and need to make withdrawals to support myself, but I am getting conflicting advice about what to do. My financial advisor tells me to create a new […]

In the wake of the federal tax law changes enacted by Congress last year (the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001- EGTRRA), a great deal of attention has been focused on the benefits of the Section 529 plan as a tax-friendly method of saving for a college education. While there is no […]