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With the end of the year fast approaching, it's time to start putting together "best of" and "worst of" lists for 2008. This entry is a little bit of both, but it's admittedly heavy on the "worst of." Among the current members of the S&P 500 Index (SPX), just 11 were sitting on a year-to-date gain as of the close of trading on Monday, November 24. Since Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) is unchanged, that means we have a whopping 488 securities sitting on a loss for the year.
Let's start with the bad news first. Among the worst-performing stocks on the SPX, the six top spots are claimed by stocks in the Insurance and Real Estate sectors. General Growth Properties (NYSE: GGP) has the dubious honor of dropping nearly 98% on the year, and -- not surprisingly -- American International Group (NYSE: AIG) isn't far behind.
Continue reading Year-to-date winners and losers of the S&P 500 Index
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Top 50 Givers in America
Many of America's ultra-rich continued to give big donations to charity in 2008, despite the worst financial crisis in decades. In the past year, seven philanthropists gave north of $200 million and nine gave more than $100 million to causes ranging from wilderness preservation to fighting malaria. Topping the list are Bill & Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/11/1124_biggest_givers/index.htm?technology+slideshows
10 Great Low-Tax Places to Retire
Full-time work is often taxing. Retirement shouldn't be. One low-tax retirement gem is Stafford, Texas which is a Houston suburb. It has no property tax, no income tax and has the lowest sales tax in the Houston area. This is just one of the ten cities making US News list.
http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/best-places-to-retire/2008/11/25/10-great-low-tax-places-to-retire.html
Continue reading Top givers in America, 10 great low-tax places to retire & billionaire sex scandals- Today in Money 11/26
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