11 posts and columns on retirement

The Aircraft Carrier Hewlett-Packard Begins Its Turn (Video)

in News on May 24 at 8:55 am PT

The turnaround process is about 10 percent to 15 percent complete, CEO Meg Whitman says. That leaves a lot of turning yet to do.
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Confirmed: Apple Security Chief Investigating Early Retirement

in News on November 4, 2011 at 3:16 pm PT

Apple Vice President of Global Security John Theriault has indeed left the company.
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Cisco Offering Early Retirement to Workers

in News on April 28, 2011 at 3:47 pm PT

Cisco Systems Inc. is offering some of its U.S. and Canadian employees the option of retiring early, part of a series of moves to cut costs and restructure the company.

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AT&T Plans $2.7 Billion Charge

in News on January 13, 2011 at 2:28 pm PT

AT&T Inc. will take a pretax charge of about $2.7 billion in the fourth quarter in a move to simplify how it accounts for pension and other post-retirement benefits.

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Teens Take Elders to Tech Boot Camp

in News on January 12, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Al Kouba, who lives in Bend, Ore., was told by his son in California that his family’s Christmas letter would only be posted on Facebook—not mailed. That’s when the retired systems engineer knew it was time to play catch up: “If you’re going to communicate with your family, you have to be on Facebook,” he says.

Goalkeeping Gets Easier at Mint.com

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.
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Bach and Allard Out at Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division [Internal Memo]

in News on May 25, 2010 at 9:00 am PT

Microsoft is reorganizing its Entertainment and Devices Division and when it’s finished, the two people who have largely defined the business unit for the past few years will be gone. EDD Group President Robbie Bach and J Allard, its senior VP of Design and Development, are leaving those positions and Microsoft as well. After the jump, the full text of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s memo announcing the moves.

Mac Quicken Gets Deductions for Iffy Upgrade

in Personal Technology on February 24, 2010 at 6:04 pm PT

Intuit’s upgrade of Mac Quicken keeps its promises, but is no match for the Windows version—and a step backward in some features on the 2007 Mac version.
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A Service to Make 401(k) Tweaking a Piece of Cake

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.
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Seniors Take Job Hunt to the Web

in News on February 26, 2009 at 2:57 pm PT

It’s not just kids who are Googling “unemployment.” Grandma and Grandpa are looking for jobs online too. Nearly 3.6 million people age 65 and older visited career-development Web sites in January, according to a Nielsen Online report released Thursday.