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Year End Income Tax Guide (Part 1)

Tips on tax law changes and strategies for 2008-2009. read more »
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Life Expectancy and Retirement Planning

When considering Social Security, long term care, and investing for retirement, also be thinking about your life expectancy. These tools will help. read more »
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Homeowmer Bailouts Destined to Fail

Recent data shows high re-default rates for homeowners with re-worked mortgages. read more »
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Tax Free Retirement Investing with Your Health Savings Account

With careful planning, a Health Savings Account can produce long term investment returns with no taxes going in or out of the account. read more »
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The College Student Debt Machine: A National Disgrace

Colleges with runaway budgets have driven students into taking on massive student loan debt. read more »
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Using the Online Social Security Retirement Benefit Estimator

The new online SS benefit estimator is almost as helpful as your annual printed statement. read more »
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Living Within Your Means and the Marital Allowance

Living within your means with $100k in credit card debt requires more sacrifice in the marital allowance. read more »
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How I Review my Annual Social Security Statement

When economic times are bad, knowing what Social Security may have in store for you can be reassuring. read more »
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Taking on the Lighter Side of Economic Bad News

Even bad economic news provide fodder for amusement. read more »
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Striving for a Mortgage-Free Life

A paid-for home and debt free life can provide tax-free shelter services, lower taxes, and other benefits. read more »
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I'm Still Counting on Social Security - How About You?

With investments down, baby boomers and younger generations need to include Social Security in their retirement planning. read more »
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How and Why I Bought Long Term Care Insurance

To minimize financial risk and protect retirement assets, long term care insurance is an important strategy. read more »
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The Benefits of a Pre-Retirement Vacation Home

There are tangible and intangible benefits of acquiring a vacation honme during the pre-retirement years. read more »
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Dispensing Money Advice (or not) to "Help Resistant" Family and Friends

Try the love, leave, or lead techniques when responding to money complaints from family and friends. read more »
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Personal Finance Education: What's Wrong with this Picture?

Even organizations promoting finance education of our youth use credit cards in the promotion. read more »
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