What’s Your Retirement Number?

Throughout our lives, we are identified by numbers. Social Security number. Employee ID number. Driver’s license number. How much do you make? How many children and grandchildren do you have?…

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Mortgages and Real Estate

Real estate appears to be rebounding slowly but surely. There’s even a push from government regulators to lower the down payment requirements for new mortgages. New analysis shows few borrowers…

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7 Reasons to Give

Despite lower tax incentives, charitable donations are as strong as ever. Contributions from individuals, companies, foundations and bequests in 2013 totaled more than $335 billion — nearly as much as…

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Mobile Money Management

It’s difficult to change from established ways, but a little know-how can make your life a bit easier — especially as you age and transportation becomes more of an issue.…

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Year-End Planning Tips

Gifting If you haven’t done so yet, you and your spouse have until the end of the year to gift up to $14,000 each to friends and/or family members ($28,000…

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Small Business, Big Incomes

Large corporations in America have only been around about 13 decades. Before then, America was built on the backs of small business owners. Larger companies started to take root in…

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Money: Relatively Speaking

Money is a topic that is on every adult’s mind a great majority of the time. But there’s a big difference in what people are thinking when it comes to…

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Taxes on a Home Sale

A recent report found that the residential real estate market, particularly in urban locales, is getting back on track and expected to regain footing during the second half of 2014.…

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