Taxes

Keep More of Your Money

By Paul B. Brown

In investing, a return that sounds big is nice, but it’s what you get to keep after taxes that counts.

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Adjust the Tax Withheld from Your Paycheck


If you get a big refund every year, you're giving the federal government an interest-free loan.

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Rules For Claiming Dependents


Can a person claim their life partner as a dependent on their taxes? Yes, if certain criteria are met.

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Is there a reason why people say you shouldn’t buy a mutual fund near the end of the year?

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All mutual funds are required to distribute to their shareholders (that’s you) the capital gains they receive from selling stocks and bonds. That ... Read More...

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The Beatles Explain Taxes

Posted September 25, 2008 1:18 PM

The Beatles and Robin Hood get together, and hijinks ensue.

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Manage Your Money Online

Posted September 19, 2008 4:11 PM
Online personal finance tools are rapidly gaining popularity as a way for the wired generation to keep track of their money. Read more...

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How to Prepare for an Audit

Posted August 27, 2007 3:34 PM
Who's afraid of being audited by the IRS? Most everyone. The key to surviving an audit -- and even coming out on top -- is not to panic, but to prepare. Read more...

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To Retire, or Not to Retire, That is the Question

Posted June 23, 2008 2:38 PM

People who are heading toward retirement age, discuss whether they really want to stop working, or whether they would like to keep working, or even try another career.

 

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I'm finally in a place where I feel financially secure enough to start contributing to charities, but they ALL seem SO important. Is there a decision-making system that works? Is it best to a give a little to lots of groups, or a lot (relatively) to on group?
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