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Robert Powell: Health law's retiree perk won't last long If you are among the estimated 1.3 million retirees too young to qualify for Medicare but fortunate enough to have employer-sponsored health care coverage, count your blessings. The next two years could bring a bit of a windfall.

Realty Q&A: Don't tap retirement fund to pay off mortgage In this week's Realty Q&A, a retiree says his only debt is his $94,000 mortgage, and he wonders whether he should tap his 401(k) to pay off that bill. Lew Sichelman offers some advice.

Personal Finance Daily: Investing doesn't have to be complicated A roundup of top personal finance stories from MarketWatch.

Corrections: Hurricane Earl prompts airlines to waive some fees A MarketWatch report on Sept. 2 misstated how airlines usually handle changes to customers' flight plans in the case of a hurricane or other force majeure. They generally offer a refund. See the corrected story.

Hurricane Earl prompts airlines to waive some fees As Hurricane Earl twists its way towards the East Coast ahead of the busy Labor Day weekend, the nation?s largest airlines are rolling out waivers that allow travelers to change flights without charge, but most come with specific stipulations.

Corrections: Nifty 50/50 portfolio keeps investing simple A MarketWatch story published Sept. 2 incorrectly identified the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Iindex. See the corrected story.

Jonathan Burton's Life Savings: 'Nifty 50/50' portfolio keeps investing simple Investing is complex rocket science that requires professional help -- at least that's what the professionals usually say. But a strong case can be made for investors following a design principle known as KISS, which in this case stands for: Keep it simple, saver.

Foreclosures impact kids, communities Children could be prevented from realizing their potential in school and, eventually, the labor force as consequences from the problem of home foreclosures last for years, a pair of Federal bank officials say in a conference on neighborhood stabilization.

Vital Signs: Workers pay bigger share of health costs Many recession-battered employers passed on a bigger share of health-insurance costs to workers or made their benefits less comprehensive this year, even though premium costs grew only modestly, a new study found.

Mortgages: Fixed-rate mortgages, 5-year ARMs hit record low Fixed-rate mortgages and 5-year ARMS are at record lows this week.

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