Using annuities to generate retirement income
An annuity is a contract between an investor and an insurance company in which the insurance company promises to make payments to the investor either immediately or at a future time.Â
GETTING OUT: Hiking the Sierra Azul
Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve is big and rugged. From Los Gatos and Lexington Reservoir to the north down to Mt. Umunhum and beyond, this 17,400-acre preserve rides the crest of the Santa Cruz mountains that overlook San Jose and the entire south bay.
Don’t judge people by how they look; also, treat everyone with proper respect
EDITOR: Wednesday morning I was at Nordstrom Elementary School
Foreclosure settlement: Good step toward housing recovery
The first step toward a California housing recovery has been taken, in the form of the mid-February legal settlement between 49 states and the five large banks that were the leading culprits in the years of mortgage fraud that created a price bubble and convinced many thousands of homeowners to take on high-value mortgages.
A Teacher’s Perspective: Let’s talk about change
I've been thinking about change a lot lately. Sometimes it is
Letters: Keep the city clerk, treasurer jobs accountable, vote no on Measure P
Dear Editor, The pendulum is swinging from the extreme of




