Maine Seafood Value Breaks Record
Portland, Maine — Maine’s lifeblood commercial fishing industry once again broke records for the value of marine species at the dock in 2015, state officials said. Fishermen in the state topped $631 million at the dock with their catch last year, surpassing the previous year’s total by more than $33 million. Last year’s total catch also broke previous records. Lobsters constituted more than three-quarters of the total value at more...
Money Talk: Getting College Graduates Off to a Good Financial Start
Question: My son will be graduating from college this June. He is fortunate to have already landed a good job, starting in August, and will be managing his own finances for the first time. His company provides a full benefits package, retirement fund, profit-sharing, a hiring bonus and all that good stuff. I’d like to give him some guidance on how to organize and allocate his income between living expenses, liquid savings, student...
