Retirement Planner: Going back to the basics and Facebook's IPO - The artist who painted some wall murals in the Facebook offices back in 2006 choose to be paid in company stock.

Library Focus: Learn computer basics and more - Snow aficionados might object, but for many Central New Yorkers this is the season for indoor sports and the library has plenty to offer from recently released DVDs, book and magazines to fun and useful programs for all ages.

What is Forex? - Forex refers to the foreign exchange markets and the buying and selling of currencies. Every day an average of more than 3 trillion dollars in transactions takes place in the Forex Market. Each of these transactions plays a vital role in establishing a currency pair’s exchange rate.

7. Making investment more vibrant - INVESTMENT banking may be the domain for the big guys in town but one relative newcomer to the scene is looking at the average investor.

Mitt Romney Kisses The Conservative Ring (The Note) - By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) Four years ago Mitt Romney took the stage at an annual gathering of conservatives in Washington, DC and told his audience that had to “stand aside, for our party and for our country.” Today, rather than ending...

Making investment more vibrant - INVESTMENT banking may be the domain for the big guys in town but one relative newcomer to the scene is looking at the average investor.

Gold dragged down by euro's loss on Greek concern - LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Spot gold droppedmore than 1 percent on Friday to approach $1,711 per ounce,dragged down by euro weakness after a leader of a party in theGreek coalition said he would not vote ...

Brent Sheather: Watchdog eyes results of financial advice - The environment within which financial advisers operate has changed markedly in the past 12 months with the advent of the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) and a far more stringent regulatory regime. Last October the FMA, after...

Does your web team know how to use Webmaster Tools? - Is your web team using Webmaster Tools to improve site performance? If not, they should.

U.S. crude ends slightly higher after choppy trade - NEW YORK, Feb 8 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures manageda slight gain on Wednesday, shrugging off data showing risinginventories and supported by strong gasoline futures as Brentcrude pushed higher on hopes ...