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Business events in metro Detroit this week (Detroit Free Press)

Financial Strategies for Successful Retirement: InvestWise Financial LLC, a Bloomfield Hills-based financial-planning and investment-services firm, will be offering free adult workshops on Mon., Thu., April 20, 23 and 27 at the Ford Fairlane Center, 19400 Hubbard Dr. in Dearborn and Tue., April 20, 21, 27, 28 and May 4 at the MSU Management Education Center, 811 W

Financial Strategies for Successful Retirement: InvestWise Financial LLC, a Bloomfield Hills-based financial-planning and investment-services firm, will be offering free adult workshops on Mon., Thu., April 20, 23 and 27 at the Ford Fairlane Center, 19400 Hubbard Dr. in Dearborn and Tue., April 20, 21, 27, 28 and May 4 at the MSU Management Education Center, 811 W. Square Lake in Troy.

Are there any special tax issues to consider for my 2008 return? (The Indianapolis Star)

From an increase in the standard deduction, to higher contribution and income limits for individual retirement accounts, to the reinstatement of a deduction for college tuition and fees, several changes in the tax code for 2008 could end up putting more money in your pocket. Members of the Financial Planning Association of Greater Indiana can advise you on your own tax situation

From an increase in the standard deduction, to higher contribution and income limits for individual retirement accounts, to the reinstatement of a deduction for college tuition and fees, several changes in the tax code for 2008 could end up putting more money in your pocket. Members of the Financial Planning Association of Greater Indiana can advise you on your own tax situation. Visit the …

In-service 401(k) withdrawals and income planning (The Meridian Star)

Can you withdraw money from your 401(k) while you are still employed? Not everyone should; not everyone can. However, if you can, it may mean that you can effectively implement part of your retirement income plan before you retire.

Can you withdraw money from your 401(k) while you are still employed? Not everyone should; not everyone can. However, if you can, it may mean that you can effectively implement part of your retirement income plan before you retire.

Retirement planning is still important; some of the advice has changed (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Ron Melancon lost his job a year ago in February, dipped into his 401(k) savings plan to pay his bills—and put saving for retirement on hold. The Henrico County resident is 44, married with two children—and at that stage in life where he needs to get serious about retirement

Ron Melancon lost his job a year ago in February, dipped into his 401(k) savings plan to pay his bills—and put saving for retirement on hold. The Henrico County resident is 44, married with two children—and at that stage in life where he needs to get serious about retirement. Yet, he can’t even think about it. “I’m focusing on paying bills,“ said Melancon, who worked for 14 years at Hecht’s, …

Saving for retirement a challenge for young workers (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Thoughts of retirement help motivate Shaun Christopher during long weeks spent clambering up and down power poles and working on high-voltage lines out of a cherry picker. It’s not that the 26-year-old dislikes his job as a power company lineman in San Jose, Calif., or fantasizes about a life of leisure

Thoughts of retirement help motivate Shaun Christopher during long weeks spent clambering up and down power poles and working on high-voltage lines out of a cherry picker. It’s not that the 26-year-old dislikes his job as a power company lineman in San Jose, Calif., or fantasizes about a life of leisure. He’s just trying to build up his 401(k) for use decades from now by volunteering for as much …