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The Dow's rally to 14,000 and beyond has retirees running in both directions — some are running for more profits and others are running for the exits.
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Get help with your down payment for that new home? Be sure your mortgage lender can track where the money came from, preferably to a close relative.
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Whatever the fixes to the fiscal cliff mean to your wallet, the start of a new year is a great time to take your financial future into your own hands.
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While the tax package that Congress passed New Year's Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013.
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In a perfect world, on the road to retirement, you'd max out your company 401(k) and your IRA. But if you're like a lot of people, "perfect" might not describe your money situation.
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Almost half of married adults admit to keeping money secrets from their spouses, with women spending more on the sly than men. Yet financial infidelity can be as destructive as the other kind.
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The Affordable Care Act will go far to rescue the generation hardest hit by rising health-care costs, including 8.6 million Boomers without health insurance.
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Bowing to intense competition among fund managers over the past few months, Vanguard announced reductions in fees on dozens of mutual funds and ETFs.
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Allianz Life Insurance asked people 55 and older to identify their chronic money management lapses. Is yours on the list?
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Americans are largely satisfied with the way their health benefits are chosen and paid for, but wish they had more flexibility, according to a new survey from the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
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Jon Stein, Betterment CEO, discusses the future of personal investing in the digital age.
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The cost of raising a child born in 2011 climbed to $235,000, one survey found. For upper-income families, the bill nears $500,000.
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Workers probably won't feel the full brunt of next year's tax increases in their January paychecks, but don't be fooled.
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The quest for yield is sending investors into some unusual places.
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Experts say there are ways to fix Social Security. Politicians just may not like trying to sell those changes to the American people. NBCNews reports.
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Bill Gross has devised four ways individuals can beat the “wealth tax” –- i.e. higher dividends and capital gains. In an interview with The Daily Ticker he outlines his proposals.
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You're better off targeting a few charities and giving larger gifts to a small number of charities instead of giving small checks to many.
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Christmas gifts like trampolines, treehouse kits and certain breeds of puppies will please the kids, but cause homeowner's insurance agents to cringe.
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More than 250,000 taxpayers fell short of taking the required distributions in 2006 and 2007, bringing threats of an IRS crackdown.
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Income-based premium hikes are likely part of any budget deal, and would eventually affect one in four retirees.
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More than one out of every nine dollars under professional management is now invested under "sustainable and responsible" practices.
