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Sustainable energy: If Uncle Sam went to a financial planner...

Posted by helen 1059 days ago (http://www.affinefinancial.com)
Category: Green | Tags: solar power sustainable energy
If Uncle Sam went to a financial planner, what would his plan look like?... read more »
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Is title insurance worth buying?

Posted by helen 1065 days ago (http://www.affinefinancial.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: consumer protection title insurance
Title insurance is one of those things you never think about until two days before closing, and then you have to make a big decision... read more »
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Creative Personal Economic Stimulus: Boston’s Bounty Bucks

Posted by helen 1067 days ago (http://www.affinefinancial.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: food vouchers farmers\' markets
The city of Boston is offering coupons that turn $10 of food vouchers into $20 to spend at the local farmers’ market. What a great idea to support l[...] read more »
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You get what you measure

Posted by helen 1070 days ago (http://www.affinefinancial.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: financial advisors advisor fees
Financial advisors are often paid by a percentage of assets under management, but that's only part of your financial picture. Are we measuring the [...] read more »
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If Barack Obama was gay…

Posted by helen 1075 days ago (http://www.affinefinancial.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: barack obama same-sex partner benefits
If Barack Obama was gay, he would have just signed an executive order giving himself, a federal employee, some additional benefits. Let’s see how th[...] read more »
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The end of Money

Posted by helen 1076 days ago (http://www.affinefinancial.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: quicken microsoft money
Quicken is offering some deep discounts to lure soon-to-be-former Microsoft Money users. read more »
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Solution for the marriage penalty

Posted by helen 1076 days ago (http://www.affinefinancial.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: marriage penalty solution taxes
Two working people often pay more in taxes if they file as a married couple than as two singles. Terry Neese has a simple idea to level the playing [...] read more »
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Monte Carlo estimator for retirement planning

Posted by helen 1084 days ago (http://www.affinefinancial.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: monte carlo retirement. calculator
Monte Carlo does not mean you take your life’s savings to Monaco and let it ride on roulette red. A Monte Carlo simulation is used to model systems [...] read more »
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Hey buddy, can you spare a renminbi?

Posted by helen 1089 days ago (http://www.affinefinancial.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: china savings rate
Ever wonder how China has managed to buy up $770 billion of US treasuries? China is now the leading foreign holder of US debt (and has been for the [...] read more »
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“…Where all of the children are above average̶

Posted by helen 1096 days ago (http://www.affinefinancial.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: risk freerisk
Instead of leaving it to the bond raters, Freerisk.org will develop open source algorithms to evaluate companies' riskiness. read more »
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Four things you need to know about Roth 401(k)’s

Posted by helen 1097 days ago (http://www.affinefinancial.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: 401(k) roth 401(k)
My company just added Roth 401(k)'s as an option for our retirement planning. How are they different than 401(k)'s and IRA's? read more »
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Ally (formerly GMAC Bank) offers no-penalty CD

Posted by helen 1106 days ago (http://www.affinefinancial.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: cd gmac ally
Ally Bank offers a CD that has no penalty for early withdrawal. A perfect place to stash your Emergency Fund cash... read more »
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Why do I need to create an LLC?

Posted by helen 1108 days ago, popular 1107 days ago (http://www.affinefinancial.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: llc small business
With the economy down and fewer opportunities for traditional employment, many folks are starting their own businesses. It's important to protect y[...] read more »
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Should I fund my 401(k), Roth, or traditional IRA?

Posted by helen 1112 days ago (http://www.affinefinancial.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: 401k ira retirement roth
Having money in both pre-tax and post-tax accounts provides a hedge against tax increases. An IRA gives you more investment choices, but a 401(k) ma[...] read more »
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Big refund? Wooohoo! Hey, maybe not so good…

Posted by helen 1124 days ago (http://www.affinefinancial.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: tax refund w-4 withholding
Getting a big tax refund feels great until you realize that you just gave Uncle Sam an interest-free loan all year. Reduce your withholding with a W[...] read more »
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