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VA Announces Expansion of Veterans Economic Communities Initiative

4 Oct 2015

VA Announces Expansion of Veterans Economic Communities Initiative 25 Communities Added to Program that Expands Education and Employment Opportunities for Veterans COSTA MESA, CA – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced the expansion of a program aimed at increasing education and employment opportunities to America’s Veterans to an…

Best 6-month CD rates: 2 things to know before purchasing CDs

Business

4 Oct 2015

Courtesy of Bankrate. By Sheyna Steiner • Bankrate.com To find the best 6-month CD rates, savers need just 2 pieces of information. First, they should have some idea of the level of yield to expect. In general, CD yields are based on interest rates set by the Federal Reserve. Longer-term…

For PITI’s sake: Mortgage acronyms defined

Business

4 Oct 2015

For PITI’s sake: Mortgage acronyms defined Courtesy of Bankrate. By Michael Estrin • Bankrate.com Mortgage acronyms defined If you’ve ever shopped for a mortgage, you’ve probably been overwhelmed by an alphabet soup of acronyms that seem to be designed to confuse the borrower at every turn. The lingo is complex, but the…

After-tax 401(k) rollover to Roth IRA OK’d

Business

4 Oct 2015

Courtesy of Bankrate. By Chris Kissell • Bankrate.com Millions of employees have had the option to make after-tax contributions to their traditional 401(k) plans for many years — long before the Roth 401(k) came on the scene. Now, a recent IRS ruling makes it easier to do an after-tax 401(k) rollover…

IRA worth millions a tax problem?

Business

4 Oct 2015

Article courtesy of Bankrate. By Sheyna Steiner • Bankrate.com If you put $5,500 in an IRA every year beginning this year and earn 6% returns on average, it would take roughly 42 years for your account to grow to $1 million. Yet, a very small percentage of the population has the…

Sprint Football Prepares for Cornell

Military, Sports

3 Oct 2015

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point sprint football team will face its toughest competition so far this season as the team travels to Ithaca, N.Y. for an inner-state matchup against Cornell on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 1 p.m. “This will be our biggest test of the season so…

SERE: The drive to survive

Military

3 Oct 2015

By Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker, 374 Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published September 30, 2015 YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) — The class of eight crew members sat in front of the instructor as he clicked through a slideshow that had images of edible plants, makeshift shelters and…

Airmen killed in C-130 crash from Dyess, Hanscom

Military, U.S.

3 Oct 2015

By Air Force News Service, / Published October 02, 2015 Modified C-130 FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) — The six Airmen who died in a C-130J Super Hercules crash in Afghanistan Oct. 2 were assigned to units at Dyess and Hanscom Air Force Bases, according to officials at…

U.S., ROK MARINES COMPETE FOR BEST RANGER AT KMEP 15-12

Military

3 Oct 2015

U.S. and ROK Marines compete for best ranger at KMEP 15-12 Republic of Korea Marine ranger instructors act as belay men during a company competition among integrated teams of ROK and U.S. Marines during Korean Marine Exchange Program at Yooghuk Dae, Munseu San Mountain, Republic of Korea, Sept. 11,…

GEN. NELLER BEGINS INITIAL TOUR WITH MARINES AS COMMANDANT

Military, U.S.

3 Oct 2015

By Cpl. Kathy Nunez, Commandant of the Marine Corps MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — Gen. Robert B. Neller made his first visit with Marines as the 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Oct. 1, 2015. Neller relieved Gen. Joseph F. Dunford,…