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Now You Can Leave Goldman Sachs, Too! Personal Wealth Management Start-Ups Multiply.

Liz Gannes in News on March 20 at 10:44 am PT

It says something about the current state of Silicon Valley that a recent Web start-up trend is personal wealth management.

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HP Reverses Hurd-Era Pay Cuts, Unveils Benefits

Benjamin Pimentel, Reporter, MarketWatch in News on November 23, 2010 at 1:14 pm PT

After a rocky start, new Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Officer Leo Apotheker is trying to settle into his role with a Thanksgiving gift for his employees. During HP’s earnings call on Monday, Apotheker announced that the company was reversing pay cuts for a majority of the employees affected by a February 2009 salary-reduction plan under former CEO Mark Hurd.

Goalkeeping Gets Easier at Mint.com

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on June 29, 2010 at 1:47 pm PT

When most people hear the word “budget,” they groan about all the numbers and spreadsheets involved. Mint.com’s new feature looks to take the pain out planning for the future.

Weekend Update, 8.22.09–The Musical Chairs Edition

Beth Callaghan in News on August 22, 2009 at 12:32 pm PT

The week ending Aug. 21 began Aug. 17 with another round of digital musical chairs–BoomTown reported that David Dickman, VP of West Coast sales for Yahoo, will be leaving the company at the end of the month for Warner Bros. to work in digital sales. Also, after a five-month tour of Europe and its finer Web establishments, Yahoo seems poised to name a new international head.

A Service to Make 401(k) Tweaking a Piece of Cake

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on August 19, 2009 at 6:09 pm PT

Cake Premium may be a helpful tool in confusing times. But its limitations make it an incomplete solution that’s no threat to a really good, honest investment adviser, writes Walt Mossberg.

Tracking Your Money Without Paying a Mint

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on April 30, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

A free Web site called Mint.com hopes to help users get a better handle on where their money is going, how much is in each account, and what can be done to budget that money more efficiently.