HOME OWNERSHIP
February 7, 2013
The nation’s home ownership rate is currently 65.4%, the lowest it has been in 16 years; however, home ownership is important to 96% of Americans, according to a poll from Prudential Real Estate. It’s a [...]
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January 28, 2013
In an effort to reform the tax code, our congressmen are expected to look at the mortgage interest deduction. It’s the biggest tax break available to many Americans; most save about $600 a year. Critics, [...]
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FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE
March 25, 2013
The tax code is so complex – and sometimes our math so specious – that we worry the IRS is about to come a-knockin’. If you take a look at the table below, which displays [...]
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March 7, 2013
President Obama signed into law a revised version of the Violence Against Women Act; its passage comes after weeks of debate over extending protections to GLBT and Native American victims of domestic abuse. Today, then, [...]
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MARRIAGE
April 30, 2013
Thinking about all the costs of a child can be overwhelming – education, medical bills, vacations and more. But what about the costs of legally claiming one’s own child? For most straight couples, this is [...]
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April 30, 2013
If DOMA is repealed and same-sex marriages are federally recognized, personal financial advisors see the following changes on the horizon: Federal tax law will recognize LGBT marriages, allowing same-sex couples to reap the full benefits [...]
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RETIREMENT
May 23, 2013
As seniors, we’re perfect targets for debt collectors on the telephone. Since many of us are retired, we’re more likely to be at home when the harassment comes, and we’re more apt to still have [...]
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May 16, 2013
When’s the last time you checked your credit-card statements? Not just a quick glance to see how the total got so high, but scrutinizing even the small charges to see if any of them sound [...]
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ESTATE PLANNING
February 22, 2013
A will is one of the most basic elements of your estate plan – your heirs’ road map for what happens to you and your possessions once you’re gone or seriously incapacitated. Putting off making [...]
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February 6, 2013
Recently, a close friend’s grandfather died – he was a lovable old guy, the kind of man everyone wants as their grandpa. He always had a joke to tell and never took anything too seriously. [...]
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Tax Season 2013
April 9, 2013
File any of the following forms on time, by April 15th, and you won’t pay a late-filing fee on your tax return. You won’t scrape by penalty-free, but you can do some damage control with [...]
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February 22, 2013
Filing taxes is on par with going to the dentist or arguing with the DMV. It’s tedious, time-consuming and potentially expensive. As if fumbling with confusing numbers and complex forms weren’t “taxing” enough, submitting your [...]
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Cost of Living
May 22, 2013
With Memorial Day coming up this weekend, NerdWallet wanted to salute our armed forces by looking at the best metropolitan areas for veterans. We wanted to find the areas with excellent support systems for veterans [...]
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May 21, 2013
Which cities have the most outdoorsy, fit, healthy residents? NerdWallet sifted through the fifty largest metro areas to find the ones with the best indicators of health, including health scores for the residents, health insurance [...]
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