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    May 17, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  1. How much cash should you keep on hand for emergencies?

    <strong>Dear Liz:</strong> A few years ago I finished paying off my debt and now am in the very low-risk credit category. I have savings equal to about three months' worth of bills and am working to get that to six months' worth. I'm wondering, though, about an emergency that may require me to pay in cash (such as a major power outage that disables debit or credit card systems, or the more likely event that I forget the ATM or credit card at home). How much cash should a person have on hand? Is there a magic number?
    Dear Liz: A few years ago I finished paying off my debt and now am in the very low-risk credit category. I have savings equal to about three months' worth of bills and am working to get that to six months' worth. I'm wondering, though, about an...

    Tags: Credit and Debt, Career and Workplace, Family, Disasters and Accidents, Retirement

    2. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Freshman senator with senior pluck takes on the financial industry

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the newest member of the Senate Banking Committee, waited patiently for her first chance to question top financial regulators at a recent hearing on Capitol Hill.
    WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the newest member of the Senate Banking Committee, waited patiently for her first chance to question top financial regulators at a recent hearing on Capitol Hill. When her turn finally came after 90 minutes,...

    Tags: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Bob Corker, Occupy Wall Street, Economy, Business and Finance, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)

    3. May 10, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  3. Waiting to take Social Security is usually the best bet

    <strong>Dear Liz:</strong> When I was 62, I started Social Security and I'm currently saving half of my monthly benefit after taxes (about $750). My decision to take my benefits early was influenced by a financial columnist who suggested that if I started at 62 and invested half or more of it until I reached full retirement age, the lower early benefits would be matched by the investment returns by the time I'm 85. Is this advice still reasonable?
    Dear Liz: When I was 62, I started Social Security and I'm currently saving half of my monthly benefit after taxes (about $750). My decision to take my benefits early was influenced by a financial columnist who suggested that if I started at 62 and...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Career and Workplace, Internal Revenue Service, Retirement, Finance

    4. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Social Security boosted by immigration bill, chief actuary says

    WASHINGTON -- The bipartisan Senate immigration proposal would provide a boost to the Social Security fund, its chief actuary said Wednesday, as more immigrants come out of the underground economy and begin paying taxes. The assessment of the bill’...

    Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Marco Rubio, Congressional Budget Office, Immigration, Migration

    5. May 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Pro athletes who shop for workers' comp

    In recent years, California has become a favorite venue for workers' compensation claims by athletes with only tenuous ties to the Golden State. Many former pros have won six-figure awards for injuries built up over time even though they've never lived or worked in the state, except to train or play the occasional game here. In some cases, judges have even granted them awards over and above the ones they've <a href="http://lat.ms/18irPaT">already obtained</a> in their home states.
    In recent years, California has become a favorite venue for workers' compensation claims by athletes with only tenuous ties to the Golden State. Many former pros have won six-figure awards for injuries built up over time even though they've never lived or...

    Tags: Justice System, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Henry T. Perea, Health Insurance Cost

    6. May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Loan underwriters make 'absurd' demands in effort to verify data

    Did you hear about the loan underwriter who demanded a letter from the borrower's doctor stating the borrower had been healed and his illness would not come back? How about the underwriter who wanted a verification of employment from the borrower who listed her occupation as "homemaker"?
    Did you hear about the loan underwriter who demanded a letter from the borrower's doctor stating the borrower had been healed and his illness would not come back? How about the underwriter who wanted a verification of employment from the borrower who...

    Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Roman Catholicism, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Economy, Business and Finance, Mortgages

    7. May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Assembly OKs workers' comp bill to ban out-of-state athletes

    SACRAMENTO — Controversial legislation that would restrict most professional athletes from out-of-state teams from filing claims in California workers' compensation courts won overwhelming approval Thursday in the state Assembly. Despite...

    Tags: Broken Bones, Henry T. Perea, Labor Legislation, Employees, Career and Workplace

    8. Apr 23, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  8. Chained thinking on the federal deficit

    Washington's tug of war over the federal budget has many wonders, but the biggest one of all must be the lengths to which politicians and pundits will go to deprive Granny and Grandpa of $30 a month.
    Washington's tug of war over the federal budget has many wonders, but the biggest one of all must be the lengths to which politicians and pundits will go to deprive Granny and Grandpa of $30 a month. That's the amount by which benefits for the average...

    Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Economy, Business and Finance, Career and Workplace, Chess Playing, Market and Exchange

    9. Apr 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Letters: Whose ox will Obama gore?

    Re "Obama's entitlement gambit," Opinion, April 10 The current calculation used to determine adjustments to Social Security benefits is based on the cost of living for an urban worker, not a senior. Therefore, it doesn't account for the greater...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Health Insurance Cost

    10. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Letters: Baby boomers vs. millenials

    Re "A new Democratic agenda," Opinion, April 12 I never thought I'd be one to tell "walking five miles in the snow" stories, but Ronald Brownstein's column on millennials replacing baby boomers as a national priority has thrown me over the edge. I...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Medicare

    11. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Obama's Social Security proposal sparks GOP confusion

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama's proposal to trim Social Security's cost-of-living adjustments has sparked not only Democratic outrage, but Republican confusion.
    WASHINGTON -- President Obama's proposal to trim Social Security's cost-of-living adjustments has sparked not only Democratic outrage, but Republican confusion. In the days since Obama put the idea in his 2014 budget, Republicans' reactions have...

    Tags: Paul Ryan, Consumer Confidence, Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, John Boehner

    12. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Closer to Obama's 'grand bargain'

    The budget proposal President Obama released Wednesday sticks close to the themes of increased public investment and middle-class growth that he sounded in his reelection campaign, but it includes one notable new feature. For the first time, Obama lays out the details of the "grand bargain" on deficit reduction he's been seeking in private talks with Republicans. It's not clear whether the change in strategy will produce a deal; Republicans and Democrats are far apart on many issues. Nevertheless, by incorporating a more ambitious deficit-reduction plan into his budget, the president has moved the process in the right direction.
    The budget proposal President Obama released Wednesday sticks close to the themes of increased public investment and middle-class growth that he sounded in his reelection campaign, but it includes one notable new feature. For the first time, Obama lays...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Public Finance, Medicare, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics

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