| Above the Fold |
November 1, 2012 |
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| Weekly jobless aid apps dip |
| By Christopher S. Rugaber |
| Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits dropped 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 363,000 last week, a level consistent with modest hiring…Read more |
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| Today's News |
| Doctors leaving private practice |
| By Kathryn Mayer |
| An increasing number of U.S. doctors are expected to leave private practice for hospital employment over the next 18 months, due to rising costs and technology mandates, according to a new report from Accenture…Read more |
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| Lump-sum investing vs. dollar-cost averaging |
| By Paula Aven Gladych |
| Lump-sum investing outperforms dollar-cost averaging two-thirds of the time, according to Vanguard, even when results are adjusted for the higher volatility of a stock/bond portfolio versus cash investments…Read more |
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| The Pulse |
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| Overheard on BenefitsPro |
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 If only the unemployment numbers discussed were the full picture. The DOL (regardless of who is President) reports on claims data. Everyone in an election year is an opportunist. No political side wins on that fact, nor is politics the point here. It would be nice if unemployment were measured by the definition of 'Everyone who wants to work who is not working.' It would also be nice if the defi9nition included fractional employment so that a person working halftime who desires to work full time is counted as 50% unemployed.
-- Cmturney, Jobless rates fall in 95 percent of US cities
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