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Church accuses JPMorgan of mismanagement, self-dealing

Christ Church Cathedral has filed a federal lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase, alleging the bank’s “intentional mismanagement” and “self-dealing” led to $13 million in losses in church trust accounts endowed in the 1970s by Eli Lilly Jr.

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Not so golden: Wealth gap lasting into retirement

With traditional pensions becoming rarer in the private sector, and lower-paid workers less likely to have access to an employer-provided retirement plan, there is a growing gulf in the retirement savings of the wealthy and people with lower incomes.

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Savers beware: Fees may be shrinking your 401(k)

A new study finds that the typical 401(k) fees — adding up to a modest-sounding 1 percent a year — would erase $70,000 from an average worker's account over a four-decade career compared with lower-cost options.

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MH Equity portfolio firm plans liquidation

What was once Indianapolis-based MH Private Equity's most valuable portfolio company is going bankrupt. Entertainment Publications LLC, which produces fundraiser coupon books, filed for Chapter 7 liquidation Tuesday.

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Menard ousts Hilbert from investment firm

Steve Hilbert has been ousted as CEO of Indianapolis-based MH Private Equity after a bitter battle with John Menard, the hardware store king who financed the $500 million private equity firm.

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Despite deal, taxes to rise for most Americans

While the tax package that Congress passed New Year's Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying significantly more federal taxes in 2013.

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Analysis: Simon factions make peace as tax hike looms

Widow Bren Simon and her stepchildren finally managed to settle a long legal battle over the estate of mall magnate Melvin Simon. The goal that appears to have united the survivors: Reducing Uncle Sam’s take of a fortune that has swelled to nearly $3 billion.

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