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Estate Planning Dos and Don'ts

Estate planning can be a complicated business, especially when families have suffered huge loses in real estate and in the stock market. read more »
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Comparing Jobs: Why am I switching?

For my first 4 years, I worked for a large, commercial enterprise, specifically in the oil industry. read more »
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12 Things Every Teenager Needs To Know About Money

Separating needs from wants is not an easy challenge. For example, you need clothes but how much should you spend? You need to eat but there’s a di[...] read more »
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Why ETF Investors Are Shying Away From Stocks

The AAII Asset Allocation survey breaks both stock and bond investments into two subcategories: the percent invested directly in a stock or bond, and[...] read more »
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Obama Mania Seizes Kitsch Makers

After the popularity of stickers, t-shirts and posters with the Shepard Fairey “Hope” design, businesses big and small are speculating that the marke[...] read more »
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84-Year-Old Social Worker Saves $1.4 Million

Over the weekend, Kevin and Nathaniel both sent me an article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that tells the story of Jane M. Buri, an 84-year-old s[...] read more »
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A Rough Guide to Twitter, for Market Geeks

After all, some of us can barely keep up with a Facebook account here and a LinkedIn profile there -- let alone find the time (or interest) to inform[...] read more »
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Spend Too Much on Phone and Cable? Go Digital

Do you have a home phone and cable television? If so, you’re probably spending about $50 to $100 a month on these two services, but you could be spen[...] read more »
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A Home of My Own: Why We Buy

While I rent an apartment in New York City (the average apartment in Manhattan is worth $1.5 million; I won’t be buying soon), I’ve never leased a ca[...] read more »
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Have You Filed Your Taxes Yet?

For those that still haven’t filed their taxes, it’s time to issue my annual reminder: don’t forget to sign your tax return! This is less and less of[...] read more »
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Consumer Reports America’s Best Brokers

The personal finance show on CNBC hosted by Carmen Wong Ulrich, recently had a little web extra spotlighting Consumer Report’s list of best brokers. read more »
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Late Taxpayer's Guide: What to Do Now

Whether you owe money to the government, or the government owes money to you, settling your account sooner rather than later will make dollars and se[...] read more »
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My Mini and the Power of Saving

For the past two years, one of my top financial goals has been to save for a Mini Cooper. Just like a child with a toy catalog, I’ve spent hours on t[...] read more »
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Who Gets Tax Breaks for Health Care?

Quick, how much did federal tax breaks save you and your employees on health insurance last year? No idea? Join the club. One reason that most of us [...] read more »
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Extreme Real Estate: Private Islands

Privacy freaks and buyers of vacation homes are often looking for the same thing: A hideaway where they can get away from the stress, bother and madn[...] read more »
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