YOUR MIND ON MONEY: Crafting an estate plan is important

F. Marc Ruiz Times Business Columnist

A dear family member passed away last week, and some of the activity required to deal with the affairs of the estate has fallen to my Mom.

YOUR MIND ON MONEY: Futuristic investing the old-fashioned way

F. Marc Ruiz Times Business Columnist

My wife is from Cincinnati, and she misses her family dearly. We do a good job of staying connected with frequent visits, but she tells me she…

BITS & BYTES: Keep your computer running well

Gerry Dick Inside Indiana Business

Q. I just bought a new desktop computer. How can I keep it running the best it can? I’m not a guru, so please give me just the basics.

BITS & BYTES: Be safe while online

April Miller Cripliver Times Business Columnist

Q: How can I be safer while using the Internet? There are so many companies claiming to sell software that will make me safe, but what do I re…

INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS: Developer breathing new life into lake resort

Gerry Dick Inside Indiana Business

An abandoned tourist attraction on the shores of the largest natural lake in Indiana is set to re-open next month thanks to a nearly $7 millio…

INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS: Former execs sue Carbon Motors

Gerry Dick Inside Indiana Business

Three former executives are seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars from the defunct Carbon Motors Corp. in Connersville. The News-Examiner r…

BUSINESS LAW: A single comment can create a claim

James L. Jorgensen Times Business Columnist

The law does not guarantee a perfect workplace. Courts do not want to be super-human resource departments, potentially reviewing every slight …

BUSINESS LAW: Religious discrimination found

James L. Jorgensen Times Business Columnist

As noted in the past, federal law prohibits employment discrimination based on religion.

CONSUMER AFFAIRS: FTC’s report on consumer fraud, part 2

Joseph Pellicciotti Times Business Columnist

In April, the Federal Trade Commission published, “Consumer Fraud in the United States, 2011,” presenting findings of a survey commissioned by…

CONSUMER AFFAIRS: FTC’s report on consumer fraud, part 1

Joseph Pellicciotti Times Business Columnist

In April the Federal Trade Commission published, “Consumer Fraud in the United States, 2011.”

BUSINESS MARKETING: It's innovation season

Larry Galler Times Business Columnist

Many things in our lives make us constantly aware of the seasons – seasonal holidays, the beginning of the baseball season, hay fever season, …

ESTATE PLANNING: If you are the leader, then lead

Larry Galler Times Business Columnist

No matter whether you are the CEO of a large corporation, a mid-level supervisor or someone in their first position managing a small team, you…

EYE ON THE PIE: Age numbers tell part of the story

Morton J. Marcus Times Business Columnist

In statistics, the median is not a strip of grass down the middle of the highway. The median is the number with half of all values above and h…

EYE ON THE PIE: Where to put your money in troubled times

Morton J. Marcus Times Business Columnist

Snail Smith’s real name is Stanley, but his contorted windup and slow pitches gave him the nickname, Snail, during his short baseball career.

GL450 drives large style; innovation

Jim Jackson Times Auto Correspondent

Mercedes-Benz GL-Class is all about wearing a tuxedo with a backpack.

911 reigns an all-weather champion

Jim Jackson Times Auto Correspondent

Unseasonably cool temperatures and frequent rain recently put a damper on top-down driving for convertible owners in our region.

Spam, innovator, would you believe?

Workwise Interactive with Mildred Culp

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Concentration, Underemployment, Opportunity

Workwise Interactive with Mildred Culp

Q: People tell me that I send too many emails, that I don’t answer all of their questions. My boss has said he thinks I need help with reading…

ESTATE PLANNING: Do non-married couples need to plan?

Christopher W. Yugo Times Business Columnist

Q: My partner and I have been living together for almost 10 years. Is there anything special that we need to add to our wills?

ESTATE PLANNING: Wills usually provide for death of beneficiary

Christopher W. Yugo Times Business Columnist

Q: What happens if a person named in a will dies before the person making the will does? How is it determined who gets his or her share?

FUTURES FILE: Soybeans shoot higher

Walt Breitinger Times Business Columnist

Although U.S. farmers are expecting to harvest a large soybean crop this fall, the current supply of soybeans in storage is running low, lifti…

Coffee prices buzz higher

Walt Breitinger

Coffee prices have climbed for seven consecutive days, rising nearly 16 cents per pound (12 percent).

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