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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
See earlier discussion around December 11-12 on this board. Subject was "Will someone explain this to me?" ... to ... will ... to ... actions, ... vote ... ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-reject8jan08,0,5668276.story ... Health insurers in California refuse to sell individual coverage to people simply...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
http://sev.prnewswire.com/transportation-trucking-railroad/20070108/DCM03508012007-1.html EXCERPT FOLLOWS: Retirement Security: We must ensure that all...
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...
... 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...
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...
... 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...
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...
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: ...
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...