Is it time for a letter-writing campaign? ... http://tinyurl.com/yffpsg PENSION PLANS: IRS seeks comment on rule changes Monday, January 1, 2007 The Internal...
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ibm_slave
Jan 1, 2007 11:59 pm
If capital gains, interest and dividend returns vary widely from year-to-year, it's a lot easier to fine tune your estimated tax by paying a quarterly estimate...
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fhawontcutit
Jan 3, 2007 3:54 am
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/26/AR2006122600864.html Private Funds Prepare to Lobby Equity Firms Merge To Fight Regulation By...
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fhawontcutit
Jan 3, 2007 4:09 am
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/29/business/29whole.html Gilded Paychecks The Golden Hello ... It's called the "golden hello." For a chief executive of a large...
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odnouch
Jan 3, 2007 9:50 pm
Any thoughts on what this is about? It was filed on Dec. 11, 2006 http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465906080720/a06- 25300_18k.htm Item...
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sby_willie
Jan 4, 2007 11:31 am
Good question actually! Doesn't sound like a "poison pill" provision but who can know. Maybe so it is easier for IBM if it wants to be rolled under Carlyle...
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sby_willie
Jan 4, 2007 11:39 am
Good question actually! Doesn't sound like a "poison pill" provision but who can know. Maybe so it is easier for IBM if it wants to be rolled under Carlyle...
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Mike Germano
mike_germano
Jan 4, 2007 6:23 pm
Maybe not a poison pill, but it could be a trojan horse. If any future proposed changes are really good for the company and stockholders, then getting a...
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chz_whiz
Jan 4, 2007 9:32 pm
See earlier discussion around December 11-12 on this board. Subject was "Will someone explain this to me?" ... to ... will ... to ... actions, ... vote ... ...
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Jeff K
collbbfan
Jan 6, 2007 4:17 pm
Are you kidding? I have no patents! I do, however, have my BS in CS thanks to IBM, but so far it has not made one bit of difference. Also, many jobs I apply...
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dr_bendoveru2
Jan 8, 2007 3:31 am
The Ninth Circuit court of appeals issued its order "denying" IBM's Petition for Rehearing. This means that the case can finally move forward. Please get the...
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finitewisdom
Jan 8, 2007 7:31 pm
http://tinyurl.com/tknln Is CEO Pay Really Out of Whack? http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2007/01/08/is-ceo-pay-really- out-of-whack.aspx Rich Duprey ...
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Scott Johns
sjohnsia
Jan 9, 2007 2:37 am
I do not qualify for this particuliar hearing but have a question - Are there currently any hearings for IBMers let go in the early 90's when the massive...
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fhawontcutit
Jan 9, 2007 4:45 am
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-reject8jan08,0,5668276.story ... Health insurers in California refuse to sell individual coverage to people simply...
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dr_bendoveru2
Jan 9, 2007 4:49 am
It's worth the "Toll free call" number: (877) 725-5581 to ask the lawyers, vs. anyone on this website..... don't you think? I don't know of any and I'm not...
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not_catbert
Jan 9, 2007 5:14 pm
Working Harder For the Man By BOB HERBERT 803 words 8 January 2007 The New York Times Late Edition - Final Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company. All...
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bk2006pc
Jan 10, 2007 3:46 pm
I am checking on pros and cons of 401K mutual fund window! I think, we are getting multiple management costs by moving to other participating mutual funds. We...
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bk2006pc
Jan 10, 2007 3:53 pm
Well, I was pushed out from Fishkill when I was 57! I have MSEE, MSCE courses in many different universities (90% complete), and tons of IBM skill development...
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janet.krueger@...
puppy_play
Jan 10, 2007 4:15 pm
http://www.businessinsurance.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=9202 Business Insurance - Posted on Jan. 09, 2007 12:21 PM CST High court to discuss IBM cash balance...
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janet.krueger@...
puppy_play
Jan 10, 2007 4:18 pm
http://sev.prnewswire.com/transportation-trucking-railroad/20070108/DCM03508012007-1.html EXCERPT FOLLOWS: Retirement Security: We must ensure that all...
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abouthadit
Jan 10, 2007 9:59 pm
I assume you meant Dodge & Cox (and not Dogs of the Dow)?...
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hdaxe98
Jan 10, 2007 10:05 pm
Janet, is the review to be as narrowly defined as the article indicates (that CB discrimination is the result of time value of money or not)? Henry ... whether...
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onlyadon
Jan 10, 2007 10:08 pm
... The MFW is great. The fees of about $15 a quarter, IBM fees assessesed are about .0000007 (so insignificant)..its between $2 and $3 a month for me. The...
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Mike Germano
mike_germano
Jan 10, 2007 10:09 pm
This no doubt a huge problm looming over us, but 40% seems low to me since that implies that 60% WILL have adequate retirement funds. Even a decent size nest...
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janet.krueger@...
puppy_play
Jan 10, 2007 11:24 pm
... The bounds of the Supreme Court review, if it is granted, are contained in the briefs that were filed with the court; I uploaded copies of each the briefs...
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art_vandalay_
Jan 11, 2007 8:37 pm
I just sent the spreadsheet updating the employee statistics for Jan 2005 to Janet for posting in the file section. Again, the data is back two years, but...
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Janet Krueger
puppy_play
Jan 12, 2007 12:27 am
I just uploaded a spreadsheet with IBM's employee age and service statistics for 2005 from the Form 5500 that was filed on Oct 31, 2006. It is available at: ...
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abouthadit
Jan 12, 2007 1:16 pm
Am I reading the spreadsheet right? Is there some inference in the drop at age 50-59?...
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thekanck
Jan 12, 2007 1:22 pm
Thanks for doing that... Can you give us a brief summary of the surprises? ;-) TK...
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art_vandalay_
Jan 13, 2007 11:55 am
What drop are you referring to in that age range? That group has consistently held 30,000 employees for the last six years. You have to realize that group...
