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

When did you last check the balance of your 401(k)? Many workers have seen their 401(k)s plummet, and some have decided the best way to deal with it is not to look. ...more

February 10, 2009

Consumer spending fell for a record sixth straight month in December as recession-battered households, worried about surging layoffs, boosted savings rates to the highest level since May. ...more

February 3, 2009

Ronald Ward, a certified financial planner with Ward Financial Services, said with the volatile financial markets he keeps an open door policy at his Sun City Center office. ...more

January 14, 2009

Richard J. Rios, the treasurer for the Sun City Center Chamber of Commerce, said most people use the New Year as an excuse to meet with their financial advisor for a yearly check-up. ...more

December 3, 2008

Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair has scheduled a press conference today at noon on the 26th floor of the County Center, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd. in downtown Tampa. A press release from Blair's office said he will discuss his four years in office. ...more

November 13, 2008

While the stock market has performed like Busch Gardens' SheiKra roller coaster, Pasco County's investment portfolio has offered all the thrills of a kiddie ride. ...more

November 9, 2008

Starting early next year, Pasco County will offer $20 million in down payment help to prospective home buyers, part of a push to put people into the foreclosed and abandoned homes that riddle the county. ...more

October 22, 2008

Starting early next year, Pasco County will offer $20 million in down payment help to prospective home buyers – part of a push to put people back into the foreclosed and abandoned homes that riddle the county. County commissioners today effectively rewrote a proposal by the county's Community Development office for spending $19.5 million in federal housing money aimed at addressing the national housing crisis. The county will add $6 million of its own housing money to increase the federal funding's reach. The proposal original presented to commissioners would have spent $16.3 million on buying and rehabbing run-down homes to make them sellable. Another $4 million was put into helping low- and moderate-income people get mortgages. ...more

October 21, 2008

Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair should have all the advantages in his race against Kevin Beckner for the countywide District 6 commission seat. ...more

October 19, 2008