Yahoo! Finance - Beat the Market - Highest-Rated Gaming Stocks

Yahoo! Finance - Beat the Market - Highest-Rated Gaming Stocks: "Investor's Business Daily tracks 41 companies in its Leisure-Gaming/Equipment industry group (which also includes manufacturers of slot machines, card shufflers and other equipment). Combined, these stocks have nearly tripled since hitting a low in July 2002. They've remained in good shape despite the stock market's softness this year."

Some Benefits for Waiting to Retire

Some Benefits for Waiting to Retire: "For those who want to just keep on going, the government offers a bonus. Social Security benefits increase a certain percentage for each year past your full retirement age that you keep working and postpone taking benefits. The increases are added automatically from the time you reach full retirement age until the time you start taking benefits, to a maximum of age 70. The amount of the increase depends on the year you were born. If you were born in 1936, for example, your benefits will increase by an extra 6% for each year that you delay retirement. You can calculate your own benefits on the Social Security Administration's ANYPIA Program at www.ssa.gov, or call them toll-free at 1-800-772-1213 to speak to a service representative, set up an appointment, and/or receive a free booklet entitled 'Retirement Benefits' (Publication #05-10035). "

Because Social Security Doesn't Cut It: Money Matters - Yahoo! Finance

Because Social Security Doesn't Cut It: Money Matters - Yahoo! Finance: "The debate over Social Security seems to get louder by the day. But in the midst of all the pronouncements, I want to remind you that Social Security is still intended only to provide a safety net to keep people from sliding into poverty in their later years. It is not, and was never meant to be, the central part of a retirement package. "

Yahoo! Finance College Savings Center

Yahoo! Finance College Savings Center: "No matter one's background or future plans, there's a good chance that one can compete for several of these awards. Information on these competitions is therefore important to any student looking for money for college. Be warned, though: this stuff is a little dry. Try to stay awake as we fill you in on four of the most prestigious awards: the National Merit Scholarship; its sister award, the National Achievement Scholarship; the Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement; and the Siemens Westinghouse Science and Technology Award. Find out how to participate, your chances of winning, and what you can expect to win."

Gas Getting Pricier, Oil Demand Rises

Gas Getting Pricier, Oil Demand Rises: "Crude oil futures traded above $53 a barrel again on Friday, and analysts said the global supply tightness is likely to persist through 2005 due to an economic expansion that so far appears only moderately slower than the year before. But the cycle of rising incomes and ever higher energy prices won't last forever."

Greenspan Prods Congress to Rein Soc. Sec.

Greenspan Prods Congress to Rein Soc. Sec.: "Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan prodded Congress on Wednesday to curtail the cost of government health and retirement benefits promised to baby boomers 'sooner rather than later,' at the same time giving a fresh boost to President Bush's embattled call for personal accounts under Social Security."