By Alan Yonan Jr. Question: My investment adviser or broker has recommended stocks and mutual funds that have taken a real beating during this recent market downturn.
QUESTION: How much will I need to retire? ANSWER: This answer varies from person to person, but on a very basic level, it boils down to the difference between income and expenses in retirement.
By David A. Tucker Question: How many Hawaii residents miss out on getting a refund from the IRS because they don't file for the Earned Income Tax Credit?
By Michael Steiner Question: A new session of the state Legislature started on Wednesday. How can I find about bills that could affect my business?
By Marshall C. Mower Question: Is it a buyers' market, a sellers' market or a balanced market?
By Christopher Pan Question: Company employees are active on social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and the more professionally oriented LinkedIn. Should all businesses, large and small, have a social media policy, and if so, why?
By Wendy Burkholder Question: New Year's resolutions often have to do with improving one's health. Is the beginning of a new year a good time to assess and try to improve one's financial health?
By Eric Takao Question: What is long-term care insurance?
By John Butler Question: It is easy to overspend on gifts, parties and unnecessary sale items during the holiday season. What can consumers do to prevent overspending this time of the year?
By Andrew Gomes Question: The news this year has had its share of embezzlement cases where employees, including a school administrative assistant, a law firm office manager, a bank branch assistant manager and a museum bookkeeper, have been accused or convicted of stealing money. Do you consider the volume of cases a rash related to a slow and unsteady economic recovery, or is a more-or-less normal level?
By Carey Brown Question: GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain said he once brought his hand to his chin when talking with a female employee and mentioned that the woman was the same height as his wife. Is that sexual harassment? What is the legal definition of sexual harassment in the workplace?
By Nelson Befitel Question: What are the obligations for businesses to provide health insurance to their workers under the state's Prepaid Health Care Act?
By Suzanne Fields Question: Why should employers care about employee health?
By Dennis Kamimura Question: How long can a vehicle be legally parked on a public street on Oahu without being moved, and does the law in Hawaii vary by county?
By Vladimir Sasic Question: Do I really need long-term-care (LTC) insurance? Doesn't Medicare cover most of those costs?
By Charles H. Hurd Question: What are the advantages of mediating conflict disputes, as compared with suing in court?
By Judy Boyle Chun Question: When does it make sense for a company to fund its own medical benefits for employees?
Question: Hawaii imports far more than it exports, and the Hawaii district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration is trying to help reduce the state's trade imbalance with an upcoming free counseling event for local businesses interested in exporting internationally. Why?
By Clifford A. Jamile Question: What are some of the key things that employers can to do foster good relationships with their employees?
By Alan Matsuda Question: The stock market recently has been causing a lot of pain as well as panic. Is an individual investor better off selling and waiting for things to calm down, buying more shares at a lower price or just riding it out?
By Brent Kiyota Q: What can Hawaii businesses do to lower their insurance premiums?
By R.K. Castillo QUESTION: What's the most important thing a business should do to be found online?