A volunteer treasurer at the Port Tampa United Methodist Church is accused of stealing $216,000 in church funds to support drug and gambling habits, police said. ...more

April 8, 2009

Paying more taxes now so you won't have to pay them later sure doesn't sound like a great deal during a recession. ...more

March 29, 2009

LAKE PLACID A Lake Placid man remained in jail Wednesday on a $12,000 bond after his arrest for allegedly stealing his mother's debit card and withdrawing more than $1,000. ...more

March 13, 2009

When you're working, you have a financial strategy that is largely based on one goal: saving money for a comfortable retirement. You'll likely have to make many adjustments over several decades to ensure that you stay on track saving and investing. But once you retire, a new goal arises - investing so you can remain retired. To help yourself achieve this goal, you will need to make a number of investment decisions. ...more

February 27, 2009

The wife of disgraced money manager Bernard Madoff withdrew more than $15 million from a firm co-owned by her husband — including $10 million on the day before his arrest on charges he ran a $50 billion Ponzi scheme, the top security regulator in Massachusetts said Wednesday. ...more

February 11, 2009

"Nothing to Fear: FDR's Inner Circle and the Hundred Days That Created Modern America," by Adam Cohen (Penguin Press, $30) ...more

February 1, 2009

During your working years, you put money away, hoping that it will grow enough to help provide you with a comfortable retirement. But once you retire, haven't you reached your goal? You don't still need to invest for growth, do you? ...more

January 30, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist hinted Monday at a possible veto of part of the Legislature's budget-deficit package because of its education cuts. ...more

January 13, 2009

The issue of saving for retirement has always spawned a lot of questions. People want to know how much money they need, where they should stash it, and how to make sure that it lasts as long as they do. ...more

December 21, 2008

Florida is in a painful pause, as is most of the world. I suggest that we view this period, to the extent that we can, as not as being in the middle of a bad accident on the way to the emergency room, but allow ourselves to be in a sunny convalescence, planning for our healthful future. ...more

December 14, 2008