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Resolve to be financially secure in 2013
When it comes to making New Year's resolutions, getting into good shape financially ranks right up there with losing weight and eating healthier. All three goals require discipline and planning; and, as you've no doubt experienced, it's not unusual to...Tags: Credit and Debt, Personal Finance, Money and Monetary Policy
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Ask Kim: Your year-end financial to-do list
Kiplinger's Money PowerDecember 31 is your last opportunity to take advantage of some valuable ways to save for 2012. Here are half a dozen year-end tasks to add to your to-do list: -- Clean out your flexible spending account. Many employers require you to use up the money...Tags: Personal Investing, Health Insurance, Insurance, Personal Finance, Employment Opportunities
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Four ways to save big beyond the holidays
It's the time of year when people worry about the money they've wasted, but there's more at stake than a holiday splurge. Think bigger -- about the thousands of dollars people waste without a second thought. Many just spent weeks looking for the best...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Tuition Planning Services, Personal Finance, Financial Aid, Finance
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MarksJarvis: Dividend stocks risk a drop as 'fiscal cliff' approaches
The darlings of cautious investors are sitting on the edge of the "fiscal cliff" and feeling twinges of tax anxiety. Much to the surprise of some investors, dividend-paying stocks — sleepy investments like utilities — along with real...
Tags: Real Estate, Morningstar Incorporated, Retirement, Petroleum Industry, Stock Market
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Don't drop the pension talk, L.A.
A debate over taxing and spending appeared to be brewing in next year's Los Angeles city elections, with voters first being asked whether to boost the sales tax by half a cent on the dollar to help close a budget gap and, two months later, whether to trim...
Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Eric Garcetti, Elections, Wendy Greuel
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MarksJarvis: Mutual funds manage to post pleasing results for 2012
If you invested in a solid mix of stock and bond funds at the beginning of 2012, and didn't peek at them during the stock market stress of the past year, you probably will be delighted when you open your year-end statement from your 401(k) or brokerage...
Tags: Metal and Mineral, Financial Markets, Personal Finance, Petroleum Industry, Stock Market
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Wealthy South Floridians seeking ways to avoid feared higher taxes
Sun SentinelSome wealthy South Floridians are rushing to move around money to avoid what they think will be higher taxes, financial advisors said. Some are selling stocks now so they won’t have to pay higher taxes on capital taxes in 2013 while others are...Tags: Charity, Deerfield Beach, Boca Raton, Barack Obama, Personal Finance
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How pathetic
It’s a mark of how pathetic the U.S. Congress is, that on New Year’s Day night, the House decided it could vote on a plan to end the so-called “fiscal cliff” after the Senate voted New Year’s Eve. Speaker of the House John...Tags: Interior Policy, The New York Times, U.S. Congress, Joe Biden, Stock Market
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Ask Kim: FAQs on RMDs
Kiplinger's Money PowerI get a lot of questions this time of year about the rules for taking required minimum distributions, as people scramble to meet the year-end deadline. Q. How much time does it take to process my RMD? A. You technically have until December 31, 2012,...Tags: Judges, Personal Finance, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues
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Preparing for marriage to military man
Dear Liz: I'm about to marry an active-duty military man. We're in the process of marrying our finances, and I have several questions. First, what is a good emergency fund for us? We run our household on his salary because I'm recently unemployed. I'...Tags: Interior Policy, Credit and Debt, Retirement, Personal Finance, Personal Income
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Fix the debt? How about fixing private pensions first
While America's CEOs are fretting about the government's so-called "fiscal cliff," millions of American workers face a financial disaster that gets much less media attention. There's a half-trillion-dollar deficit in the nation's worker retirement...Tags: Interior Policy, Social Security, Government Health Care, Retirement, Companies and Corporations
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Consumer Reports: Avoiding financial disaster in 2013
A widowed mother of two nearly lost out on $100,000 because her husband failed to update the beneficiary designations on his retirement plan after they married. Not updating wills and beneficiaries is one of the “7 money stumbles to avoid”...
Tags: Credit and Debt, Health Insurance, Retirement, Money and Monetary Policy, FEMA
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